Washington, Mar 24 (EFE).– The U.S. government offered assistance and support to the countries affected by the air tragedy Monday in the French Alps and said that, so far, “there are no indications” that terrorism played a role in the crash of the Germanwings jet carrying 150 people and en route from Barcelona to Düsseldorf.

“There is no indication of a nexus to terrorism at this time,” U.S. National Security Council spokewoman Bernadette Meehan said in a statement.

According to the White House, U.S. government officials are in contact with French, German and Spanish authorities to offer them any assistance they might require after the tragedy.

In addition, U.S. President Barack Obama has been briefed by his advisors about the crash.

The United States is reviewing whether any American citizens were aboard the Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline, said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki in a statement.

Psaki said that the United States extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the 150 people who were on board the flight.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls practically ruled out the possibility that anyone survived the crash, which occurred in a mountainous and hard-to-access part of the French Alps, but added that “at this time, no hypothesis can be ruled out” about the cause of the accident.

A spokesman for the French Interior Ministry told Efe that all evidence will be examined, although terrorism is not a priority consideration at this time.

The Airbus A-320 took off from Barcelona at 9:55 a.m. and crashed in southern France about an hour later.

On board the flight were 144 passengers and six crewmembers, the German airline said.

French President François Hollande said that the people on board the Germanwings plane were “mainly Germans and Turks,” but also included some Spaniards and other nationalities. EFE