Death toll in Air India plane crash rises to 270
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ABP - Live on MSNAir India Crash: As DNA Identifies 119 Victims So Far, Officials Hope To Conclude Profiling By Tue-WedFollowing the Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 270, 119 victims have been identified via DNA matching. 76 bodies, including former CM Vijay Rupani's, were released to families.
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Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel in Ahmedabad say their first reaction was to help treat the injured.
Following the devastating crash of an Air India flight, 270 lives were lost. DNA matching has identified 119 victims, with 76 bodies returned to families. Authorities continue identifying the deceased,
Rupani was among the 242 people aboard the doomed Flight AI171 that took off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12 and was en route to London's Gatwick airport. The BJP leader was on his way to meet his daughter in the British capital.
An Air India flight was forced to turn around and return to Hong Kong after an unspecified technical issue was discovered with the aircraft. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner—the same craft involved in last week’s devastating crash in Ahmedabad which killed over 270 people—was an hour into a flight to New Delhi when the pilot suspected a problem and turned around to avoid a repeat of the tragedy.
Commercial Airplanes head Stephanie Pope met with Air India Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Monday in India, according to a Reuters report on Monday.