Seoul, South Korea – Two South Korean fighters accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civil field Thursday, when at least eight people were injured, officials said. A report put the number on 15.
They bombed 500 kilo-82 bombs with KF-16 fighters from a firing range and caused civilian damage, Air Force said in a statement.
The Air Force said he will establish a committee why researched the study of research and examining the scale of civilian damage. The owner of the fighters said he participated in the direct live drills of Air Force.
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The Local Time occurred at 10 AM, reported by Agence France-Presse.
A unidentified Air Force Officer told local journalists in a wrong coordinate in a wrong coordinate for a bombing site. An official of the unidentified Ministry of Defense also reported to find out why more research was needed to know why bombs were also thrown into civilian bombs.
The content of officials were shared with foreign media.
The air force apologized and expressed the expectations of the quick recovery of injured people. He said he will offer compensation and offer other necessary steps.
The accident occurred in pocheon, a city near the strongly armed border North Korea.
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In television television information, Paek Young-Hyun called the bombings “awful” and asked the military to stop the city’s drills until they formulate a reliable step. He said Pocheon, a city of 140,000 people, offers three main shooting for South Korean and the US military.
The military said they decided to interrupt the live drilling in Pocheon, but mentioned an official Reuters News Agency, as Monday launched the established South Korean dominant USA.
PAEK described Thursday training as a unified drill with the US military. But the Ministry of South Korean defense could not immediately confirm.
Pocheon’s disaster response center said six civilians and two wounded soldiers and were being treated in hospitals. The wounded four – all civilians – in a serious situation, the center said. Two serious injuries are foreigners – one from Thailand and the other from Myanmar.
The local fire agency said that 15 people hurt, two seriously, as the revelators have reported.
There were three partially damaged homes with a Catholic Church and with a greenhouse, but there were 2 bombs that were directly hit by the Pocheon Center.
The surrounding inhabitants have indicated alarm for nearby training reasons, Reuters notes.