Air India 'Sabotage' Theory Under Investigation In Deadly Plane Crash
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Investigators probing the deadly Air India crash on June 12 have confirmed that sabotage has not been ruled out.
Murlidhar Mohol, India's aviation minister, reportedly told the Indian broadcaster NDTV: "It was an unfortunate incident. The AAIB [Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau] has begun a full investigation into it... It is being probed from all angles, including any possible sabotage."
The disaster killed 274 people, including 242 on board and dozens more on the ground, many of whom were inside a building housing medical students.
A single passenger survived the crash and his escape was caught on camera as he walked away from the burning wreckage.
Investigators have been combing through the wreckage and analyzing the plane's black boxes as they try to establish what caused Flight AI171 to crash.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after it took off from Ahmedabad Airport in India on its journey to London Gatwick in the United Kingdom.
A crane lifts the tail of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, India, in June.
A crane lifts the tail of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, India, in June.
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