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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jamie Grierson

Air India crash victims’ families not satisfied with ‘vague’ initial report

A man leans over to lay a garland on one of two photographs placed on white plastic chairs outside a house
A family member places a garland on a photograph of Akash Patni, who died in the crash. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Families of the Air India crash victims have said they are hoping for more answers from investigators after a report found the plane’s fuel switches were cut off, deepening the mystery of what happened.

The preliminary report from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, published on Friday, said both of the plane’s fuel switches moved to the cut-off position immediately after takeoff, stopping fuel supply to the engines.

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