Bangladesh Air Force plane collides with school in Dhaka, causing at least 20 deaths, authorities report
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a tragic incident occurred where a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a school campus shortly after takeoff, resulting in the death of at least 20 people, including the pilot, and injuring over 100 individuals. The crash took place at Milestone School and College in Uttara, impacting students attending classes. The aircraft, a Chinese-made F-7 BGI jet, caught fire upon crashing post-takeoff at 1:06 p.m. local time. While details about the cause remain unclear, reports indicate that most of the injured were students. Local media coverage portrayed the chaotic aftermath, with rescuers relying on various means to transport the injured to nearby hospitals, including tricycle rickshaws. As Bangladeshi interim leader Muhammad Yunus expressed his condolences and vowed to investigate the heartbreaking incident, one student at the school, Rafiqa Taha, shared her shock and relief at being safe. This incident marks the most devastating airplane crash in recent Dhaka memory, surpassing the tragedy in Nepal in 2018 when an aircraft owned by a Bangladeshi-U.S. firm crashed.
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