'In shock': British Indians mourn crash victims at London vigil


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  • Sunday, 15 Jun 2025

A man prepares to remove the wreckage of the Air India Boeing (BA.N) 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, which crashed during take-off from an airport, in Ahmedabad, India June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave

LONDON (Reuters) -Dozens of members of Britain's Indian community gathered at a Hindu temple in London on Saturday for a vigil mourning the victims of this week's Air India crash, many of whom had personal connections to the temple.

Leaders from the Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Muslim, Parsi, Zoroastrian and other communities offered their prayers, as those in attendance, hands folded, recited chants.

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