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| smoke from the crash |
An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board
crashed near the airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad, the airline and
police officials said on Thursday, without specifying whether there were any
fatalities.
The plane was headed to London's Gatwick airport in the UK,
Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a civilian area near
the airport.
"At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and
will share further updates," Air India said on X.
The crash occurred when the aircraft was taking off,
television channels reported. Visuals showed debris on fire, with thick black
smoke rising up into the sky near the airport.
Footage appears to capture the moment when an Air India plane, carrying more than 200 passengers, crashed en route to the UK in Ahmedabad, India pic.twitter.com/V0dnvdlnWK
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They also showed visuals of people being moved in stretchers
and being taken away in ambulances.
Investigators recover 'black box' flight recorders from Air
India crash
India's CNN News18 TV channel, however, said there were 220
passengers and 12 crew on the plane.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters)
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