DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PATNA, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SAMPLESOFKINOF219PASSENGERS collected, results likely in 72 hours `6.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 SEARCHFORCOCKPITVOICERECORDER is on, accident bureau team at spot Israel strikes Iran nuclear facilities, draws missile fire MODIINSPECTSCRASHSITE,CHAIRS review meeting with top officers The grief, the wait The day after, the agonising hours: Families line up for DNA tests to identify kin At crash site, flight data recorder found, likely to provide leads for probe PARIMAL DABHI ONEOFtheblackboxesof theAir India Boeing 787-8 aircraft has been recovered from the crash siteinAhmedabadbytheon-site team of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is leading the investigation into the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in decades. Tehran’s top Generals, scientists killed, Khamenei says won’t let Israel get away SUKALP SHARMA & RITU SHARMA NEW DELHI, AHMEDABAD, JUNE 13 AHMEDABAD, JUNE 13 THE DAY after Air India’s London-bound AI 171 crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad, staff at the BJ Medical College, where the aircraft fell and broke into pieces, ushered a solemn group of people into a large hall on the ground floor of the main building and seated them on rows of benches where the students usually write their exams. This was a test of a different sort. These were family members and relatives of many of the 241 passengers and crew who had died in Thursday's crash — arriving from different parts of the country, waiting to provide their DNA samples so that they could identify whatever was left of their loved ones. According to rescue personnel, most of the bodies were charredbeyondrecognition,and many died with their seatbelts still on. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY AHMEDABAD, JUNE 13 ANAND MOHAN J Harpreet Kaur Hora was among the 242 on board BHOPAL, JUNE 13 FULL COVERAGE, PAGES 6, 7, 12 & 13 PMNarendraModimeets ViswashkumarRamesh,the lonesurvivorof thecrash. ANI EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE She wanted to surprise husband on his birthday, rescheduled her flight Family members of air crash victims at the DNA test centre in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Friday. Bhupendra Rana DUBAI, JUNE 13 Difficult time, stay strong: PM to families at hospital CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE WHATSAPP message was simple, but filled with warmth only family can convey: “Happy journey Harpreet beta.” Those words, sent on a family WhatsApp group Thursday morning,wouldbecomethelast JON GAMBRELL, JOSEF FEDERMAN & JULIA FRANKEL blessingHarpreetKaurHora(30) would receive before she CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi reached Ahmedabad on Friday and met the relatives of those killed and the lone survivor in the Air India plane crash thedaybefore,andchaireda“review meeting” with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, state and Central ministers, and senior officials. He also met the medical studentswhowereinjuredatthesite of crashinBJMedicalCollegeand currently undergoing treatment attheAhmedabadCivilHospital. Those he met during the day includedAnjaliben,wifeof Gujarat ex-CM Vijay Rupani who was among the 241 who died in the crash in Meghaninagar. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ISRAELLAUNCHEDblisteringattacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure Friday,deployingwarplanesand dronespreviouslysmuggledinto the country to attack key facilitiesandkilltopGeneralsandscientists — a barrage it said was necessary before its adversary got any closer to building an atomic weapon. Late at night, air raid sirens sounded across Israel as Iranian missiles, launched in retaliation, struck the country. The rumble of explosions could be heard throughoutJerusalemandIsraeli Tehran was among the many cities hit by Israel. PTI RELATED REPORTS PAGES 11 & 12 TV stations showed plumes of smoke rising in Tel Aviv after an apparent missile strike. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Operation Rising Lion tests Khamenei, raises questions on regime C RAJA MOHAN NEW DELHI, JUNE 13 ISRAEL’S UNPRECEDENTED attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, including its scientists, negotiators, missile bases and military leadership, marks a dramaticescalationinthelong-simmering conflict between these twoswornenemiesintheMiddle East, with far-reaching implica- tions for regional stability. Theirresistibleforce,Israel,is finally locked in a long-expected showdown with the immovable object,theIslamic Republic of Iran. ● Unlike previous military exchanges, Israel insists that OperationRisingLionisnotaoneoff show of force. 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