A Chinese-made FT-7 BGI fighter jet crashed into a two-story building of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara on Monday, killing 27 and injuring 171. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) clarified that the aircraft was a combat-capable fighter jet, not a training plane, although it was participating in a training mission. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff from Kurmitola Air Base due to a mechanical failure. Among the injured, 78 are currently receiving treatment in various hospitals across the city.
The aircraft that crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka was not a training aircraft, but rather a fighter jet, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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