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In the city of Ahmedabad in the northwest of India,
a plane has crashed in a residential area just after takeoff with 244 people on board.
It was an Air India flight bound for London.
There are not thought to be any survivors.
The airline's chairman has described the incident as a tragic accident and said emergency response teams were still at the site.
Let's talk live now to Anbarasan Etirajan, the BBC South Asia regional editor.
Ambarishan, can you describe first what happened?
The plane carrying more than 240 passengers bound for Gatwick Airport in London,
it took off around 1.39 local time in India time.
It was supposed to land around 1825 in Gatwick and this plane list,