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Geopolitics | India

Naima Sood

09 JUL 2025 | 02:34:10

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has submitted its preliminary report on the Air India AI-171 crash to the government. Reportedly, the AAIB has only shared findings from the black box and has not drawn any conclusions yet. The London-bound Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad on 12 June, just seconds after take-off. A total of 275 people, including 241 on board, were killed in the crash.

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