BAF F-7 crash - Dhaka, Bangladesh July 21, 2025

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A BAF F-7BGI (Chengdu J-7 export variant) on a training mission crashed into a school campus in Bangladesh's capital just over four hours ago.

Bangladesh crash: At least 20 dead after air force jet crashes into school

The air force says the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise in Dhaka.

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At least 19 people have died and 164 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka.

Footage from Milestone School and College in the northern suburb of Uttara shows a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a two-storey building.

The armed forces said in a statement on Facebook that the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise just after 13:00 local time (07:06 GMT). The pilot was among those killed, the air force added.

More than 50 people, including children and adults, were taken to hospital with burns, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery said.

 

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Bangladesh plane crash witness: 'I heard an explosion, saw fire and smoke'

A teacher describes the moment he saw a jet crash into the school campus in the capital, Dhaka.

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Dhaka crash: 'My friend died right in front of me' - Year 10 pupil

Farhan Hasan had just sat an exam when a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into his school, killing at least 20 people.

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[NMaude]

This was mentioned in today's world section of the New Zealand Herald but I haven't read the details yet.