Many Killed As Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School Campus

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 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.

The pilot was among those killed, the air force addedc.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.

The age range for students attending the school is between four and 18 years old. The injured have been transferred to nearby hospitals, while emergency teams are continuing rescue operations at the scene. An investigation committee has been formed to look into the incident.

Bangladesh interim government has announced a day of mourning on Tuesday, when the national flag will be flown at half-mast across the country.