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Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.
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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
Air India has confirmed that 241 people, including 52 British nationals who were on board the flight, were killed in the crash.
The London-bound plane struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 on board and at least 29 on the ground.
Air India has confirmed that one passenger survived Thursday's airplane crash, which had 242 passengers and crew members on board.
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An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers crashed minutes after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport this afternoon. The airline, in a statement, said flight AI 171, operating from Ahmedabad to London was "involved in an incident".
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The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta