Fighter jet accidentally bombs village, injuring 15, during South Korea military drill

Air force apologises and wishes a swift recovery to the civilians injured after eight bombs ‘abnormally released’
South Korea’s air force has apologised after one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise on Thursday, injuring 15 civilians and damaging several buildings.
“Eight MK-82 general purpose bombs were abnormally released from an air force KF-16 aircraft, landing outside the designated firing range,” the air force said, adding that the bombs weighed about 225kg each.
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