During a training exercise on Thursday, a South Korean fighter jet accidentally bombed a civil area, injuring several people.
The MK -82 bombs released by the KF -16 fighter jet were “abnormally” firing range, which caused an indefinite civil damage, the Air Force said in a statement.
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Reports of the number of injured people are diverse, but the South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency put 15 of the citizens and soldiers. Two of the injured were serious, but not fatal, but said in the outlet. At least seven buildings were damaged.
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The Air Force said the fighter was participating in the Air Force’s joint live-firing exercise with the Jet Army. He apologized for the incident and promised to establish a committee to investigate the extent of accident and damage.
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The Air Force has not said where the accident happened, but South Korean media reported that it has happened in Pochen, a city near North Korea’s heavy armed border.
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
