Analysis: Air India Crash in Ahmedabad: Over 260 Dead, One Survivor, and a Search for Answers
By Mario Labrador Ahmedabad, India - More than 260 people are dead after an Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in northwest India on Thursday afternoon. Flight AI171,…
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