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London-bound passenger plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in India

London-bound passenger plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in India
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A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people has crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India.

Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick – here’s what we know so far.

There were 169 Indian nationals on the flight, as well as 53 Britons, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals, Air India says.

Tracking website Flightradar24 says it received the last signal from the aircraft at 625 feet (190m) “just seconds after take off”.

Videos from the scene show black smoke rising over a residential area.

Our reporter in Ahmedabad says the scene is shocking, with rescue workers still trying to put out a fire.

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Source: BBC

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