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Nearly all of the 31 killed when a Bangladeshi fighter jet crashed were children. Dozens more were being treated in burn centers as the nation declared a day of mourning.
A military training aircraft crashed shortly after take-off on Monday, crashing into a school in the capital, Dhaka.
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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.
A day of national mourning is being observed on Tuesday (July 22) following the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka.