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Bangladesh students protest after air force jet crash into school kills 31
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, JUL 22 – Mechanical failure caused the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI jet to crash into a Dhaka school, killing 27 and injuring about 170, with a high-level investigation underway.
- On Monday, the Bangladesh Air Force’s F-7 BGI training jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area, igniting a fire and killing 31 people.
- Taking off from a nearby air base on a routine training mission, the jet experienced a mechanical fault, and Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Towkir Islam attempted to divert it away from populated areas.
- According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, 31 people died and 165 were admitted to hospitals, followed by 70 patients under treatment, as reported by the Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Hundreds of students besieged the Bangladesh Secretariat demanding resignations, compensation, and reforms, security forces used batons and tear gas to disperse them.
- The Bangladesh government declared a day of national mourning with flags at half-mast and special prayers, and the Bangladesh Air Force formed a high-level investigation committee to determine the cause.
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