Air Show Crash Kills 9, Injures 40

A Jordanian plane crashed during an acrobatic maneuver at an air show, killing at least nine people. The small, single-seat plane showered horrified onlookers with flaming debris as it went down in the coastal resort of Ostend, about 60 miles west of Brussels. About 40 people were injured, 10 of them critically, said Interior Minister Johan Vande Lanotte, who was at the scene of the accident. The pilot, a member of the Jordanian air force, was performing a solo routine when he apparently lost control of the craft about five minutes into his flight. Witnesses said the plane hurtled toward the ground.