A minimum of 19 individuals have died after a Bangladesh air pressure airplane crashed into a university campus, the navy mentioned.
The plane crashed into the campus of Milestone Faculty and Faculty in Uttara, within the northern space of the capital Dhaka, the place college students had been taking exams or attending common lessons.
The pilot was one of many individuals killed, and, in response to the navy, 164 had been injured within the incident.
The Bangladesh navy’s public relations division added that the plane was an F-7 BGI, and had taken off at 1.06pm native time earlier than crashing shortly after.
Video exhibits hearth and smoke rising from the crash website, with lots of trying on.
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Pics: Reuters
The reason for the crash was not instantly clear.
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Pics: Reuters
Citing the obligation officer on the hearth service management room, Prothom Alo additionally reported that the airplane had crashed on the roof of the school canteen.
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Rafiqa Taha, a 16-year-old pupil on the faculty who was not current on the time of the crash, informed the Related Press that the college has round 2,000 college students.
“I was terrified watching videos on TV,” she added. “My God! It’s my school.”
