India’s indigenous Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show


An Indian plane crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s Tejas jet crashed at about 2:10pm local time while flying a demonstration flight for a crowd, AP added.
The Tejas warplane executed a low roll before crashing in flames about a mile (1.6 kilometres) from the show site, the eyewitness said.
The biennial airshow is being held at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport from November 17-21.
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