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Seoul, South Korea – Two South Korean fighter jets threw eight bombs in the civilian area during training on Thursday, and at least eight people were injured. A report put the number on 15.
500 pounds of MK-82 bombs released by KF-16 fighter jets, fell outside the firearm and caused civilian damage, the air force said in a statement.
The Air Force said he would set up a committee to investigate why the accident occurred and to investigate the scale of civilian damage. Warrior aircraft military air force said he participated in the joint live fire exercises with the army.
Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
The incident took place at 10:00 local time.
Unknown Air Force official said that the pilot of one of the KF-16 in local correspondents has put an incorrect coordinate for the place of bombing. An unknown Defense Ministry official also told reporters that the second KF-16 had more investigated to know why the civilian area had a bomb.
The content of the officials briefing was shared with foreign media.
The Air Force apologized and expressed hope that the injured people rapidly recover. This will actively offer compensation and other necessary steps.
The accident occurred in Pocheon, a city near the heavy armed border North Korea.
Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
In a television briefing, Pocheon Mayor Paek Young-Hyun called the bombings “terrible” and called on the workouts in the city until the religious steps could prevent a repetition. He said that a city with 140,000 people, South Korea and US servicemen provide three main fire range.
The servicemen said he decided to stop living in Pocheon, but Reuters quoted an officer, because the start of Monday would mean great joint South Korean-US military exercises.
Paek described his training on Thursday as a drilling with the US Army. However, the South Korean Defense Ministry could not confirm this immediately.
Pocheon’s disaster response center, six civilians and two soldiers were injured and were treated in hospitals, he said. According to the center, four of the injured – all civilians were heavy. Two of the seriously injured are foreigners – one from Thailand and the other from Myanmar.
Local fire agency, 15 people were arrested, and two people were reported to be serious.
According to Pocheon Center, a Catholic Church and three houses with a greenhouse were partially damaged, but according to the center of Pocheon, directly shot directly with 2 bombs.
Residents in the region have been excited about the potential threat of the nearest training bases for years.
