New Delhi: India’s home-grown Tejas Light Combat Aircraft crashed in a ball of fire at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai on Friday killing the pilot, in front of an audience which watched the shocking tragedy live.

“An IAF Tejas aircraft met with an accident during an aerial display at Dubai Air Show, today. The pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident. A court of inquiry is being constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident,” the Indian Air Force said in a statement.

“The IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief,” the force said, without revealing the identity of the pilot.

The plane went down around 2.10 pm local time on the last day of the Dubai International Air Show.

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