At least 16 dead and dozens injured as military jet crashes into the school campus.
According to the military and a fire official, the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft crashed in to the campus of Milestone School and College, in Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood, on Monday afternoon, where students were taking tests or attending regular classes.
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft has crashed in to a school campus in northern Dhaka — killing at least 16 people, including its pilot, and injuring dozens, officials said.
Parents and relatives attended the scene as rescuers, using rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured.
Rafiqa Taha, a student at the school who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that Milestone School and College, with some 2,000 students, runs classes from elementary to 12th grade.
“I was terrified watching videos on TV,” said the 16-year-old student. “My God. It’s my school.”
The Bangladesh Army’s public relations office confirmed in a brief statement that the downed F-7 BGI aircraft belonged to the Air Force.
