A Bangladesh Air Force trainer plane crashed onto a school ground in the northern Uttara neighbourhood of Dhaka on Monday afternoon, killing at least 16 person and others injured, the military and a fire official said.
The plane crashed in a campus of the Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara zone in the afternoon, when kids were there. There was fire and smoke erupting on television from the crash site.
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The public relations wing of the Bangladesh Army confirmed in a short statement that the crashed F-7 BGI aircraft was from the Air Force. Fire department official Lima Khan said over the phone that at least one person was killed and four others injured, but she did not give more information.
Reports suggest that pilot Lieutenant Tauqir has died in the mishap.
(This is a developing story)
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