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PM Modi says plane crash 'heartbreaking beyond words'
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the scenes of the plane crash that was carrying 53 Britishers "devastating."
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AFP - Thu, 12, Jun 2025
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. / PIB
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on June 12 he was shocked by the crash of a London-bound passenger plane with 242 people on board and offered his support to those affected.
"The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words," Modi said in a message posted on social media site X after the Air India flight crashed near the city in western India.
"In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it," he said, adding he had "been in touch with ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected".
The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it. Have been in touch with Ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 12, 2025
UK Reactions
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on June 12 called the scenes of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad "devastating", adding "my thoughts are with the passengers and their families".
Air India said the 242 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 787-8 included 53 British nationals.
"The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating," Starmer said in a statement issued by his Downing Street office. "My thoughts are with the passengers and their families at this deeply distressing time."
UK foreign minister David Lammy wrote on X that he was "deeply saddened by news of a devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad."
"My thoughts are with all those affected," he added. "The UK is working with local authorities in India to urgently establish the facts and provide support."
Buckingham Palace said King Charles III was being kept updated on the accident, while Conservative leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch called the news "heartbreaking".
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