Students Protest as Bangladesh School Jet Crash Toll Rises to 31

Hundreds of students protested Tuesday near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation's capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims' families and the halt of training flights.

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The ongoing unrest over Monday's crash shut down traffic in parts of Dhaka, a city still recovering from last year's student uprising that ousted the prime minister as the interim government seeks to restore order and organize elections next year. Some students entered the country's administrative headquarters and were dispersed with tear gas and stun grenades.

The death toll from the crash rose to 31, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burns she sustained while helping others escape the two-story building, and the pilot on his first solo flight. Officials said 171 people, mostly students at Milestone School and College and many with burns, were rescued.