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Indian authorities have ordered what they called “extended surveillance” of all Boeing 787 aircraft in the country’s fleet while they investigate the cause of Thursday’s crash of an Air India plane.

A London-bound Air India flight with over 242 passengers and 10 crew members on board crashed on Thursday in the Meghani region of Ahmedabad, close to the city’s airport. The aircraft had taken off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.