- DIMAPUR — Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has
expressed sorrow over the Ahmedabad plane crash.
- “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic accident
involving flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, London. My thoughts and
prayers are with all the affected people and their families during this
difficult time,” he wrote in a post on X.
- A London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 passengers
crashed in a residential area shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.
- The number of casualties is not yet known.
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