Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA News) - A military war plane, believed to be a Hawk type, belonging to the Air Force, crashed on Jalan Amal, Pasar Putih, Kampar District, Riau Province at 9.30 am local time on Tuesday.

"There were several planes which seemed to be conducting an exercise. But all of a sudden one of them looked smoky and dipped down followed by sound like lightening," an eye witness who refused to be named said.

The witness said the plane`s pilot was able to get out of the plane from his chair thrower and fell into a pond not far from the location.

"The pilot`s name is Reza. He was helped and was taken to the house of a village head," he said.

Not long thereafter, hundreds of military personnel came to besiege the location and ban residents and journalists from coming close to the area.
(A014)

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