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AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Air India plane crash this week was one of India’s worst aviation disasters, killing 241 people on board and several people on the ground. Indian authorities said ...

The Air India plane crash this week was one of India’s worst aviation disasters, killing 241 people on board and several people on the ground.