Fighter plane crashes in Bangladesh

An official says a
Bangladesh Air Force fighter plane has crashed into a river
in the country's southeast but its pilot parachuted to
safety.
Rescue official Nasiruddin Ahmed says the F-16 plane was
on a training flight Tuesday when it caught fire and
crashed into the Karnaphuli River near Chittagong.
He says the pilot safely parachuted from the plane. There
were no immediate details on what went wrong, The Associated Press reported.
Chittagong is 135 miles (215 kilometers) southeast of the
capital, Dhaka.