A Indian HAL Tejas crashed around 2:10 p.m. local time on Friday during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show. The pilot was killed in the crash.

"A Tejas fighter aircraft from India participating in today's flying display at the Dubai Airshow has crashed, resulting in the tragic death of the pilot," Dubai's state-run media office posted on X.

Black smoke rose over the Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central as a crowd of spectators watched, and sirens sounded after the crash.

The city-state’s second airport was hosting the biennial Dubai Air Show, which has seen major aircraft orders by both the long-haul carrier Emirates and its lower-cost sister airline FlyDubai.

According to a report, this is the second crash involving the Tejas fighter jet. On March 12, 2024, a sin

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