‘Panic and sadness’: British Gujaratis in Harrow gather to mourn Air India dead

At community centre in north-west London, dozens share names of flight AI171 victims they knew, from relatives to dignitaries

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In Harrow, north-west London, home to a large community of British Gujaratis, there was a sense of shock and profound sadness as people gathered at a community centre to mourn those who had been killed in the Air India flight.

Everyone’s phones had been buzzing all day on Thursday, said Aneka Shah-Levy, a local Labour councillor, as friends and family members across the world anxiously checked in on each other, and shared rumours and snippets of what information they knew.