Bangladesh military plane crashes into school

25 people, mostly students, were killed when a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college on Monday. At least 60 people on the ground were seriously injured. Some reports speak of 164 injured persons, admitted in various hospitals around the area.

Many of the injured are in critical condition. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said the training aircraft crashed at around 13:30 local time. The F-7 BGI jet, a variant of a Chinese fighter, crashed into the campus of the Milestone School and College in the Uttara neighbourhood of Dhaka.

The ISPR said the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam, was on a routine training mission when the jet "encountered a mechanical failure". The military said the pilot tried to avoid densely populated areas, but the jet hit a two-story building. It said the aircraft experienced a “technical malfunction,” adding that a high-level Air Force committee will investigate the cause.

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Owner / Operator: Bangladesh Air Force

Aircraft: Chengdu F-7 BGI

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