Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
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Distraught students demand answers after plane crash turned Bangladesh school into “death trap”
Hundreds of students gathered outside the smoldering remains of a school in the Bangladeshi capital on Tuesday to demand answers after a military jet slammed into the campus, killing dozens of children.
The Chinese-made F-7 BGI training aircraft experienced a ’technical malfunction’ moments after takeoff from the A.K. Khandaker air force base at 1:06 p.m. Monday, according to a statement from the mil
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Military Plane Crashes Into College Campus in Bangladesh. At Least 20 Deaths Reported So Far
At least 20 deaths have been reported so far. And over 170 people have encountered injuries, according to officials.
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Al Jazeera on MSNBangladesh plane crash: What happened, what’s the latest
A Bangladesh air force training jet has crashed into a school campus, killing at least 19 people. Here’s the latest we know: “Bangladesh Air Force’s F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Uttara. The aircraft took off at 13:06 [07:06 GMT],” the Bangladesh military’s public relations team said.
The F-7 BGI is a fighter jet that China specially made for Bangladesh. It replaced the older models in the Bangladesh Air Force, like the F-7M and F-7MB. Apart from Bangladesh, other countries such as Myanmar, Nigeria, Iran, Egypt, Zambia, and Sudan also use this aircraft.
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