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Global News Podcast

More than 240 people dead in Air India crash

Global News Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Documentary

4.27.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

More than 240 people killed in a plane crash in Ahmedabad. The Air India flight crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off. Also, Iran accused of failing to meet nuclear safeguard obligations.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and at 13 hours GMT on Thursday the 12th of June,

0:08.6

these are our main stories. Police in the Indian city of Ahmedabad say there appear to be no survivors from the plane that crashed with more than 240 people on board.

0:17.7

The Boeing 7878 Dreamliner came down in a residential area, moments after takeoff.

0:24.5

And the UN's nuclear watchdog has passed a resolution declaring that Iran has not complied with its

0:30.2

nuclear obligations. Also in this podcast, he was a humble musical giant, had a huge musical intellect.

0:39.2

At the same time, he didn't need attention, didn't want attention.

0:42.1

What was only interested in making the best possible music?

0:45.4

We look back at the life of Brian Wilson,

0:47.9

the co-founder of the Beach Boys,

0:49.5

who's died at the age of 82.

0:55.7

And we begin in the Indian state of Gujarat, where as we record this podcast, emergency

1:01.7

workers are scrambling to extinguish flames and search through the debris after a passenger

1:07.5

plane crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff.

1:11.9

It was an Air India flight bound for London and had more than 240 people on board.

1:17.5

Video posted online shows that within seconds of leaving the ground,

1:21.4

it had crashed into buildings and burst into flames.

1:27.3

Randir Jaiswal is a spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

1:32.7

What has happened in Amnabad is a very tragic accident.

1:36.4

We have lost a lot of people.

1:38.6

We extend our deepest condolences to all those who have lost their loved ones.

1:46.3

There are, I understand, several foreigners also, everybody is concerned and we once again convey our deepest condolences

1:52.7

to all the families who have lost their loved ones. The Indian Prime Minister has described

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