Lt Col Jean-Marc Menichini said today that the phones that have been found had not yet been thoroughly examined. He would not elaborate.
Investigators believe co-pilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally crashed the Germanwings A320 into a mountainside, based on recordings from the cockpit voice recorder. Special mountain troops continued searching the area today for personal belongings and the second black box flight recorder.
French magazine Paris-Match and German tabloid Bild reported this week that they had seen a cellphone video from the final moments of the flight. Authorities have said investigators have no such video.
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