Dhaka (Bangladesh), 21 July (LaPresse/AP) – The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet in Dhaka has risen to 16, with dozens injured, according to local officials and media reports. The Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI aircraft crashed on the campus of Milestone School and College in the Uttara district of Dhaka, where students were taking exams and attending classes. According to the army, the jet took off at 13:06 local time and crashed shortly afterwards, bursting into flames. Saidur Rahman, an official at the National Burn Institute in Dhaka, told Bangladesh's leading English-language newspaper, The Daily Star, that the death toll had risen to 16 in a matter of hours. According to the same newspaper, which bases its figures on reports from various hospitals, more than 100 people were injured. Local media indicate that most of the injured were students and were taken to various medical facilities, including a military hospital.
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