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A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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Rescue officials work at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12 and all 242 people on board were believed killed, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families.
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<strong>CISF Rescue Operations Underway at AI 171 Crash Site, Ahmedabad.</strong> Following the tragic crash of London-bound Air India flight AI 171 near Ahmedabad Airport, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fhashtag%2FCISF%3Fsrc%3Dhashtag_click" target="_blank">#CISF</a> personnel immediately activated emergency protocols and rushed to the site. Rescue operations are being carried out in close coordination with local authorities and emergency services.
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EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT- Rescuers carry the body of a victim of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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