The South Korean air force says the MK-82 bombs released by the KF-16 fighter jets fell outside a firing range.
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.
Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training, injuring at least eight people, officials said.
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.
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.
The number of houses damaged in last week's accidental bombing of a northern village has grown from 58 to 142 following a second survey, the local government said Sunday. The village in Pocheon, some 40 kilometers north of Seoul,
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,
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.
The accident in Pocheon, about 20 miles south of the border with North Korea, injured civilians and soldiers and damaged homes.
At least 15 people were injured after South Korean fighter jets involved in a live-fire drill dropped bombs on Pocheon, Seoul's military said.
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.
By Ju-min Park and Hyunsu Yim POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) -Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon,