A military plane has crashed on the grounds of a school campus.
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Аmilitary training jet crashed into a school campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, local media reported.
The Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft hit Uttara’s Milestone School and College campus on Monday, July 21, Channel 24 reported, citing the country’s Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR). The F-7 BGI is a Chinese-made jet.
Social media footage showed a burning wreckage and visibly injured people.
Local fire official Lima Khan said at least one person died and four others were injured, though she did not provide further details.
Newsweek has contacted the ISPR for comment.
Rezaul Islam, a teacher at Milestone College, told the BBC that young children take classes in a building impacted by the crashed jet. The building had holes in it and was on fire, he said.
