French Prosecutor Denies Cell Phone Footage Showing Final Moments of Germanwings Flight

The prosecution leading the investigation in the downing of Germanwings Flight 9525 has denied claims from some media outlets that suggest cell phone footage was taken from inside the plane before it crashed in the French Alps early last week.

Lead French Prosecutor Brice Robin told CNN Wednesday that his team had no evidence suggesting that there was cell phone footage of the flight before it crashed.

"[…] so far no videos were used in the crash investigation," Robin told CNN, adding "a person who has such a video needs to immediately give it to the investigators."

Germany's Bild newspaper and France's Paris Match both reported this week that they had seen cell phone footage, presumably taken by one of the 150 passengers aboard the Germanwings flight, that shows panic and duress moments before the plane crashes into the French Alps, killing everyone on board.

"The scene was so chaotic that it was hard to identify people, but the sounds of the screaming passengers made it perfectly clear that they were aware of what was about to happen to them. One can hear cries of 'My God' in several languages," the French newspaper Paris Match said of the alleged 14-second video.

"Metallic banging can also be heard more than three times, perhaps of the pilot trying to open the cockpit door with a heavy object. Towards the end, after a heavy shake, stronger than the others, the screaming intensifies. Then nothing," the newspaper added.