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
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.