London, June 12 -- UK Prime minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said his thoughts were with the passengers and families of those on the Air India flight bound for Gatwick which crashed in Ahmedabad.

"The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating, he said in a post on X.

"I am being kept updated as the situation develops, and my thoughts are with the passengers and their families at this deeply distressing time" Starmer said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar extended condolences over the Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad today. In a post on X, the EAM said, "Deeply shocked to learn about the flight crash in Ahmedabad. Our prayers are with ...