Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
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Hundreds of students protested Tuesday near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation's capital.
A military training aircraft crashed shortly after take-off on Monday, crashing into a school in the capital, Dhaka.
A Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet on a routine training mission experienced a mechanical failure and crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in the nation's capital city of Dhaka Monday. The crash, and the resulting blaze, killed at least 27 people, 25 of whom were children.
The China-made F-7 jet hit the Milestone School and College building in the Uttara area while classes were underway.
At least 31 people were killed after a military jet crashed into a school building in Dhaka. The tragedy at the Milestone School and College has led to a national outpouring of grief.