06 March 2025, 08:15 At least 15 people were injured in the incident, including two seriously, the National Fire Agency has said
A South Korean fighter jet has accidentally dropped eight bombs on a village during joint live-fire drills with the US military, injuring civilians and causing damage to property, the Asian country’s air force has said.
The incident, which happened on Thursday morning, left at least 15 people wounded, South Korea’s National Fire Agency said. Ten of the victims required hospitalization, including two in serious condition, the agency said, adding that there were two soldiers and two foreigners among the injured.
A church and at least seven other buildings in the settlement were damaged in the bombardment, according to the fire authorities.
The South Korean Air Force confirmed the blunder, saying in a statement that “eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were abnormally released from an Air Force KF-16 aircraft, landing outside the designated firing range.”
The MK-82 is a US-made munition, while the KF-16 is a Korean version of the American F-16 fighter jet, which were produced in the country from the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s.
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