Eight Mk82 bombs fell into a civilian area—just outside a designated training range—during a joint live fire drill with the U.S. military near the North Korean border.
South Korea raises toll of people injured in fighter jet misfire to 29 - Government allocates emergency funds for temporary housing and psychological support for affected villagers
The South Korean air force says the MK-82 bombs released by the KF-16 fighter jets fell outside a firing range.
South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than two dozen people on Thursday, Seoul’s military said.
Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training, injuring at least eight people, officials said.
The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the country's defence ministry said. The latest tally included cases of ear damage due to the blasts,
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S EOUL, South Korea — A South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training Thursday, reportedly injuring seven people. The MK-82 bombs “abnormally” released by the KF-16 fighter jet fell outside a firing range, causing unspecified civilian damages, the air force said in a statement.
Multiple people have been injured, two seriously, after South Korea fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs over a village in Pocheon, according to local media reports.
South Korean officials stated that 15 people were injured due to a bomb being accidentally dropped by the country’s fighter jets on a residential area in Pocheon. According to authorities, the bombs, dropped during military drills on Thursday, destroyed several homes and a church.
Fifteen people in the South Korean village of Nogok, near the North Korean border, were injured in the bombing, which happened during a joint drill with the U.S. military.
The South Korean military said the accident near the North Korean border occurred during training ahead of Freedom Shield, an annual U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise.
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A South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during a training exercise Thursday, injuring more than a dozen people, according to local news reports.
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