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Friend of victim Vijay Rupani says accident is 'very tragic'

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Friend of victim Vijay Rupani says accident is 'very tragic'

Friend of victim Vijay Rupani says accident is 'very tragic'

ITV News speaks to a friend of a passenger onboard the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad.

Dhirendra Kanabar is a friend of the former chief minister for Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, who is reported to have died in the crash and says the accident is "very tragic".

Report by Brooksl.

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