<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/bangladesh" rel="" target="" title=""><span>Bangladesh</span></a><span> Air Force training aircraft has crashed into a </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/school" rel="" target="" title="school"><span>school</span></a><span> campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff, killing at least 19 people including the pilot and injuring more than 100, officials said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to the military and a fire official, the Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College, in the Uttara neighbourhood, on Monday afternoon as students were attending classes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The military said the jet took off at 1.06pm (5.06pm AEST) and crashed soon after, catching fire immediately. The cause was not immediately clear.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/andrew-julian-stewart-smith-crash-reprehensible-man-jailed-grandma-killed-in-crash/6cbdc634-c98b-4cb6-a890-65ea0e409a38"><strong><span>Woman killed, suspect found covering himself in mud</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is the deadliest airplane crash in the Bangladeshi capital in recent memory.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local media indicated most of the injured were students. Relatives panicked at the scene as rescuers, using tricycle rickshaws or whatever was available, transported the injured to local hospitals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A desperate scene unfolded as the crash occurred.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/plane-crash-dhaka-bangladesh-air-force-training-jet-crashes-into-school/5cb50396-509a-4987-b896-95ba9fffddae" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local residents and rescuers carried wounded students on their laps, while worried parents ran frantically.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One father sprinted with his daughter cradled in his arms. A mother cried out, having found her younger child, but desperately searching for her elder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, pledged an investigation into the crash, expressing his deep sorrow over the "heartbreaking accident" at Milestone School and College.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/crocodile-sighting-noosa-fisherman-spots-figure-on-sounder-queensland-news/5016e3a9-980d-4933-a5a7-773f1ee6c8fc" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Incredible sighting at Noosa in the middle of winter</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement, he lamented the "irreparable" loss suffered by "Air Force personnel, students, parents, teachers, staff, and others", calling it "a moment of deep national grief".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rafiqa Taha, a student who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that the school, with some 2000 students, offers classes from elementary to twelfth grade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was terrified watching videos on TV," the 16-year-old said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My God! 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