BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Poor weather conditions have forced seven French navy fighter jets taking part in a training exercise to make emergency landings in northern Indonesia, an Indonesian air force official said Sunday. “We had to open our base to them to land as they were in an emergency state due to bad weather,” Arief said. Arief said Indonesian air force personnel had completed an inspection of the planes. Five of the seven jets were returned to their carrier on Sunday, while the other two were still having technical problems, Arief said. French diplomats in Indonesia were informed of the incident.

Source: National Post May 19, 2019 09:21 UTC