Bangladesh day of mourning after jet crashed into school | BBC News

Bangladesh is observing a day of mourning after at least 27 people were killed when a military jet crashed into a school.

Many of the victims were students who had just come out of class when an F-7 jet crashed into the Milestone School and College in the capital Dhaka.

The armed forces said that the jet had reportedly experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise, with the pilot being among those killed, adding that an investigation would be held.

The crash marks the deadliest aviation disaster the country has seen in decades.

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