U.K.-bound passenger flight crashed in Ahmedabad, Air India says
NEW DELHI — An airplane has crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on Thursday, news agency the Press Trust of India reported.
Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site near the airport in Ahmedabad.
There was no official confirmation yet of the crash.
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