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Everything You Need to Know About the Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crash

At least 200 people have been killed after a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad. Adam Fleming speaks to the BBC's Archana Shukla in Mumbai.

At least 200 people have been killed after a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India. Adam Fleming speaks to BBC correspondent Archana Shukla in Mumbai about the scenes in Ahmedabad, the news of one British passenger surviving, and the official response to the crash. He is also joined by Ben Katz, aviation reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane and how the crash will be investigated. And, Ireland correspondent Sara Girvin reports on the violent disorder that has taken place in Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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