A Total Of 27 Victims Died In The Tragedy Of The Bangladesh Air Force F-7 Plane Crashed In School

Chengdu F-7 (F701) ThunderCat Bangladesh Air Force./PHOTO Md Shaifuzzaman Aron via Wikimedia Commons

JAKARTA - A total of 27 victims were killed 25 of them were children who were evacuated from a charred building after a Bangladeshi Air Force jet crashed in the campus environment and school. Currently as many as 88 people are being treated in hospital.

The F-7 BGI plane crashed shortly after taking off at 13.06 local time, Monday, July 21, from an air base in Kurmitola, the capital, on a routine exercise mission.

The military said the plane suffered mechanical damage.

Visual footage shows rescue workers combing the rubble of the charred building while grieving family members surrounded the scene.

Reported by Reuters on Tuesday, July 22, Sayedur Rahman, a special assistant to health advisers, told reporters 27 people were killed and 88 people hospitalized for burns. The death toll included 25 children, a teacher, and a pilot.

The government announced a day of mourning, with the raising of the flag of half a pole and special prayers in all places of worship.

The BGI F-7 is the last and most advanced variant in the family of China's Chengdu J-7/F-7 aircraft, according to Jane's Information Group.

Bangladesh signed a contract for 16 aircraft in 2011 and deliveries completed in 2013.