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The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.
Investigators have now recovered the cockpit voice recorder from last week’s devastating Air India crash and will analyse the pilots’ final words to help determine what caused the disaster that killed more than 270 people.
Authorities have confirmed that 144 DNA samples have been successfully matched as of noon Tuesday, according to Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi.
Air India plane crash: Gujarat ex-CM Vijay Rupani was given a 21-gun salute. Home Minister Amit Shah also attended the funeral.
Gujarat confirms 144 DNA identifications after Air India crash. Ex-CM Vijay Rupani cremated with full state honours. BJ Medical College toll at four. Survivor Vishwas stable. Top leaders pay respects at funeral in Rajkot.
Rupani was among the 242 people aboard the doomed Flight AI171 that took off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12 and was en route to London's Gatwick airport. The BJP leader was on his way to meet his daughter in the British capital.