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Here's what we know about the nationalities of the 150 victims aboard the Germanwings flight

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Here's what we know about the nationalities of the 150 victims aboard the Germanwings flight
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Germanwings employees gather outside the company headquarters to observe a minute of silence in Cologne Bonn airport March 25, 2015

Germanwings says 150 people were aboard the plane that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, but it has not yet given a final toll of the victims' nationalities.

The company says it's still trying to reach the relatives of some victims and that the count is complicated because some passengers may have held dual citizenship.

Here's a look at what is known about the victims' nationalities:

- 72 Germans, confirmed by Germanwings.

- 35 Spaniards, according to Germanwings; Spain says there may be up to 49.

- 3 British, confirmed by the government, which says there may be more. Germanwings could only confirm 1 British.

- 3 Kazakhs, confirmed by the government

- 2 Americans, confirmed by Germanwings.

- 2 Argentines, confirmed by Germanwings.

- 2 Australians, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.

- 2 Colombians, confirmed by the government. Germanwings listed 1 Colombian.

- 2 Iranians, confirmed by Germanwings.

- 2 Japanese, confirmed by the government. Germanwings listed 1 Japanese.

- 2 Mexicans, confirmed by government. Germanwings listed 1 Mexican.

- 2 Venezuelans, confirmed by Germanwings.

- 1 Belgian, confirmed by Germanwings.

- 1 Dane, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.

- 1 Dutch, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.

- 1 Israeli, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.

- 1 Moroccan, confirmed by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.

- 1 Turk, confirmed by the government.

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