(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force plane against a school complex in Dhaka has risen to 27. “At the moment 27 people have died, including 25 children and the pilot,” Health and Family Welfare Ministry official Sayedur Rahman told reporters.
Of the nearly 170 injured recorded by emergency services in the hours following the accident, “78 are still being treated in various hospitals” in the capital, Rahman added. According to the army, the plane, a Chinese-made F-7 BGI, had a technical problem and crashed early yesterday afternoon against the Milestone school complex, in the northwestern area of the capital.
