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Air India Flight To London Crashes In Ahmedabad With At Least 242 People On Board

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Footage on social media shows huge clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky.

An Air India flight heading to London Gatwick has crashed in Ahmedabad.

Local police say at least 242 people are on board, and it's come down in a 'civilian area' near the airport.

Flightradar signals were lost less than a minute after take-off this morning.

Footage on social media shows huge clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky.

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