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LONDON (PA Media/dpa)
Shares in Boeing tumbled in pre-market trading on Thursday after one of its planes crashed shortly after taking off in India.
The US-based airplane manufacturer, which has been blighted by safety issues in recent years, saw shares drop as much as 8%.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft bound for London's Gatwick airport, carrying 242 people, appeared to explode after crashing shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport.
Airline Air India said 169 passengers are Indian nationals, 53 are British, one is Canadian, and seven are Portuguese.
A Boeing spokesman said: "We are aware of initial reports and are
working to gather more information."
