UN At least 19 dead after air force jet crashes into Bangladesh school

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At least 19 dead after air force jet crashes into Bangladesh school​

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BBC Bangla, in Uttara
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BBC News, in London


Place crash witness: 'I heard an explosion, saw fire and smoke'
At least 19 people have died and 164 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka.

Footage from Milestone School and College in the northern suburb of Uttara shows a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a two-storey building.

The armed forces said in a statement on Facebook that the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise just after 13:00 local time (07:06 GMT). The pilot was among those killed, the air force added.

More than 50 people, including children and adults, were taken to hospital with burns, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery said.

The age range for students attending the school is between four and 18 years old.

A teacher at the college, Rezaul Islam, told BBC Bangla that he saw the plane "directly" hit the building.

Another teacher, Masud Tarik, told Reuters that he heard an explosion: "When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke... There were many guardians and kids here."

A student said he saw the plane hit the building "right in front of my eyes".

The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Taukir Islam, had tried to navigate the jet to a less populated area after the mechanical fault occurred, the armed forces statement said. He had only just taken off from an air force base in the capital.

The injured have been transferred to nearby hospitals, while emergency teams are continuing rescue operations at the scene. An investigation committee has been formed to look into the incident, the statement added.

Images from the scene show scores of emergency service workers sorting through charred rubble to try and find survivors, while being watched by huge crowds of onlookers who climbed on top of surrounding buildings to see.

Reuters
Crowds of people climbed buildings to watch the rescue and recovery efforts

Muhammad Yunus, the leader of Bangladesh's interim government, said "necessary measures" would be taken to investigate the cause of the incident and "ensure all kinds of assistance".

"This is a moment of deep sorrow for the nation. I wish the injured a speedy recovery and instruct all authorities, including the hospitals concerned, to deal with the situation with utmost importance," he said in a post on X.

Bangladesh has announced a day of mourning on Tuesday, when the national flag will be flown at half-mast across the country.

Additional reporting by Alex Kleiderman and Tiffany Wertheimer

 

[Point and Laugh]

OSo many got damn people packed into such a small, dingy area, to the point they straight up look like cockroaches.

Everyday I thank baby Jesus that I was born in a land where people have a healthy sense of personal space and hygiene.

Edit:
A teacher at the college, Rezaul Islam
Another teacher, Masud Tarik
The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Taukir Islam

 

[Toothp!ck]

At least 19 people have died and 164 were injured

Now if only ut was 164 dead and it were to happen everyday from now on. India might become clean

 

[Strix454]

The plane that crashed was one of the last of these planes to be built by China. China stopped production in 2013 and This particular model was one of the last ones delivered. This particular aircraft is favored by countries are either totally broke or under heavy sanctions. Its a 1950s design.

 

[Disdainer of the Plebs]

The plane that crashed was one of the last of these planes to be built by China. China stopped production in 2013 and This particular model was one of the last ones delivered. This particular aircraft is favored by countries are either totally broke or under heavy sanctions. Its a 1950s design.

Like I said, it’s a much shittier MiG-21, which was cutting edge during the Vietnam War.

 

[Uncle Samir]

How do you even crash a plane into a school?

Allah needed a quick re-up on virgins. Mashallah.

 

[Detective Carey]

What is the Bangladeshi equivalent of sum ting wong wi tu lo ho lee fuk bang ding ow?

 

[More AWS-8Q Than You]

Like I said, it’s a shittier MiG-21, which was cutting edge during the Vietnam War.

It's the Temu J-7, which was already a Temu MiG-21.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

The fatalities are now up to 25

 

[ZazietheBeast]

How do you even crash a plane into a school? Pick a giant empty field, dumbass, I can see them on the map. I've crashed a thousand flight simulators. Effortless to not hit a school

Jeets are the IRL equivalent of Skaven. So incompetence, hubris and excrement is to be expected.

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

How do you even crash a plane into a school? Pick a giant empty field, dumbass, I can see them on the map. I've crashed a thousand flight simulators. Effortless to not hit a school

Maybe he had a dead stick. Maybe he was knocked out after whatever happened to cause him to crash. Maybe SOMEBODY reposted his article after him and didn’t even include formatting or video and he was homicidal.