20 killed as Bangladesh military jet crashes into Dhaka school
The F-7 BGI aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood at about 1pm (07:00 GMT) on Monday, when students were taking tests or attending regular classes.
The pilot, Flight Lt. Mohammed Toukir Islam, made 'every effort to divert the aircraft away from densely populated areas toward a more sparsely inhabited location,' the military said, adding that it would investigate the cause of the crash. It said 171 people were injured in the incident. Most of the injured were aged between eight and 14, said Mohammad Maruf Islam, joint director of Dhaka's National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute where many victims were treated. (Agencies) page 5
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