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One dead after plane crashes at Dubai airport during crowded airshow protests


A pilot was killed in a plane crash during protests at the Dubai Air Show.

An Indian Air Force spokesman crashed on Friday afternoon.

The Indian HAL Tejas plane crashed around 2:10 pm local time while performing a demonstration flight for a crowd.

A witness said the fighter jet was flying at low altitude before landing in a fireball.

This is the second known crash of a fighter jet powered by General Electric engines. The first training accident was in India in 2024

A spectator watches the crash of an Indian HAL Tejas during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show, at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai World Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

A spectator watches the crash of an Indian HAL Tejas during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show, at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai World Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) (AP)

Videos on social media show black smoke rising from the top of the airport at the same time as the crowd.

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