India, April 18 -- The runway at Pune airport was temporarily shut late Friday night after an incident involving an aircraft of the Indian Air Force, officials said. Efforts are underway to restore operations at the earliest, IAF said in a post on X.

The IAF confirmed the development in a social media post: "Pune runway is temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an IAF aircraft. The aircrew are safe and there is no damage to civil property." It added that work is ongoing to operationalise the runway and resume normal services.

A police officer said an IAF aircraft experienced a "hard landing" but refused to give details, according to PTI.

According to airport officials, the incident happened around 10:25 pm when a fighter ...