NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Air Show on Friday afternoon, sending thick black smoke rising from the crash site and shocking spectators. The HAL-manufactured fighter jet went down at approximately 2:10pm local time while performing aerial manoeuvres, according to officials. Multiple eyewitness videos showed the aircraft appearing to lose balance before nosediving and crashing at a distance from the spectator area. Emergency response teams immediately moved in as smoke billowed across the airfield. Spectators watched from a distance in stunned silence as the aircraft went down. Many stood frozen, with their hand over their heads, struggling to process what they had just witnessed, while the d

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