Air India plane crash: UK High Commissioner meets PM Modi; EAM in touch with all affected nations
A day after the crash of an
Air India
flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick that was carrying 242 passengers and crew, including
53 British nationals
, the UK High Commissioner to India met PM
Narendra Modi
and shared condolences.
After the meeting, High Commissioner Lindy Cameron said that UK and India are working together to establish the facts behind the accident and thanked first responders for their efforts.
"I met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning. We shared condolences in the face of this
tragic accident
, and I offered my thanks for the work of tireless first responders here in Ahmedabad. The UK and India are working together to establish the facts," she posted on X after the meeting.
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Earlier,
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
said that he is in touch with counterparts from the UK, Portugal, and Canada - all countries with nationals onboard the flight.
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