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Air India plane crashes at India's Ahmedabad airport, source says
NEW DELHI: An Air India plane crashed at the airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad, television channels reported on Thursday (Jun 12), without specifying whether there were any fatalities.
The plane was headed to Birmingham, an aviation source told Reuters.
The crash occurred when the aircraft was taking off, the TV channels reported. Visuals showed debris on fire, with thick black smoke rising up into the sky near the airport.
There were 242 passengers on board the flight, Reuters reported news outlet ANI as saying, citing a police control room.
The plane crashed in a civilian area outside the airport in Ahmedabad, police said.
They also showed visuals of people being moved in stretchers and being taken away in ambulances.
