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According to a statement by the Public Relations Department of the Army, the F-7 BGI fighter aircraft used for training objectives flew from a base near (0706 GMT) local time (0706 GMT) and crashed in the Milestone School and College campus.
A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in a school and college campus in Uttara area of Dhaka, killing at least 16 people, including a young student. Eyewitnesses described the atmosphere of chaos and panic. A teacher of the school quoted Masood Tariq, saying in a report by Reuters, when I picked up my children and went towards the gate, I felt something coming from behind … I heard a blast. When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke. According to a statement by the Public Relations Department of the Army, the F-7 BGI fighter aircraft used for training objectives flew from a base near (0706 GMT) local time (0706 GMT) and crashed in the Milestone School and College campus.
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In the horrific video after the accident, the injured are being saved, while a lawn is on a fierce fire in the background, causing a thick smoke in the sky. Firefighting personnel sprayed water on the damaged remains of the aircraft, which seemed to fall on the wall of a building, damaging the iron grill and a large hole in the building. While news agencies like Associated Press and AFP have cited local media and government that at least 16 people have been killed in the Bangladesh plane crash, Reuters quoted a fire officer as saying that at least 19 people have been killed in this tragedy.
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Bangladesh’s interim Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus expressed condolences to the families of the victims, calling this tragedy irreparable. He promised a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident and promised all possible help to the affected people.
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