Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025 (AFP) - London-bound plane with 242 on board crashes into doctors' housing in India

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2025-06-12
A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday and all 242 people on board were believed killed, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families. An AFP journalist saw people recovering bodies and firefighters trying to douse the smouldering wreckage after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner hit buildings during lunchtime. "The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreakin......
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