The plane crashed in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, with huge flames erupting from the wreckage.

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A plane has crashed into a college building (Image: X)

A plane has crashed into a college in Bangladesh. Uttara Diabari Milestone College, where schoolchildren take lessons, turned into a raging inferno on Monday. 

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Plane was a Chinese-made fighter jet

A Chinese-made F-7 BGI fighter jet of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed near Dhaka shortly after 1 PM local time.

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Firefighters arrive at crash site

Firefighters arrive at crash site of Bangladeshi Air Force F7 aircraft near Milestone School in Dhaka, Bangladesh.