Aftermath of the Air force jet crash at Milestone College campus, in Dhaka
Pope prays for victims of Bangladesh plane crash
After a Bangladeshi fighter jet crashes into a school,
causing at least 31 deaths, Pope Leo says he “entrusts the deceased to the
merciful love of the Almighty”.
By Vatican News
Pope Leo has said he is “deeply saddened” by the loss of
life caused by a plane crash in Bangladesh.
At least 31 people were killed after a fighter jet belonging
to Bangladesh’s air force crashed into the Milestone School and College in the
capital Dhaka.
In a telegram sent on Tuesday, Pope Leo said he “entrusts
the deceased to the merciful love of the Almighty”.
The message, signed by Holy See Secretary of State Cardinal
Pietro Parolin, adds that the Pope is “praying that their families and friends
may be consoled in their grief, and for the healing and comfort of the
injured”.
The Pope, the telegram concludes, "invokes upon the entire school
community and all affected by this tragedy, the divine blessings of peace and
strength”.
The jet hit a
two-story school building (ANSA)
The crash
The incident is the deadliest airplane crash in the
Bangladeshi capital in decades.
On Monday, an F-7 BGI jet, a variant of a Chinese fighter,
crashed into the campus of the Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara
neighborhood.
The pilot was among the dead, according to the Bangladeshi
military, and 171 people, mostly students, were injured, many with burns.
The military said the jet took off from Bangladesh Air Force
Base A.K. Khandaker in the Kurmitola neighborhood at 1:06 p.m. and crashed soon
after, catching fire immediately. The military said the pilot tried to avoid
densely populated areas, but the jet hit a two-story building.
It said the aircraft experienced a “technical malfunction,”
adding that a high-level Air Force committee will investigate the cause.
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