US EditionSouth Korean Fighter Jets Accidentally Drop Bombs on Civilian Area During Military Drill
- Two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets accidentally dropped eight MK-82 bombs on a residential area in Nogok-ri during a March 6 training exercise, injuring fifteen civilians.
- An investigation is ongoing, with reports suggesting that pilots may have entered incorrect targeting coordinates, causing the bombs to land outside the designated firing range.
- The South Korean Air Force expressed regret for the incident, promising to investigate the accident further and announced a suspension of all live-fire drills across South Korea while a committee assesses the situation.
- Pocheon Mayor Paek Young-hyun called the bombings "awful" and urged the military to halt drills until reliable safety measures are established.
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South Korea pauses military drills after accidental bombing
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea suspended the training flights of air force aircraft and all live-fire drills following its fighter jets’ accidental bombing of a civilian area, officials said Friday, posing a potential setback to its upcoming annual military training with the United States.On Thursday, two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets mistakenly released four MK-82 bombs each on a civilian area in Pocheon, a city near the tense border with N…
Catholic priest hospitalized in accidental bombing of Korean parish
The pastor of a South Korean parish is in the hospital after military pilots accidentally bombed a village during joint South Korean and U.S. military exercises on Thursday.Seungjin Parish of the South Korean Military Ordinariate. Image via Military Ordinariate.Eight bombs were dropped on the village of Nogok March 6, destroying the church of the military ordinariate’s Seungjin parish. At least 29 people were injured in the accident, dubbed “unt…
It has not happened since the Korean War that South Korea has bombed its own civilian population. Yet this happened during a military exercise gone wrong, and the military is unable to apologize. Twenty-nine people were injured, and houses and a church were seriously damaged. There were those who were near the impacts who thought war with North Korea had broken out.
South Korean Fighter Jets Bombs Own People During Drills
South Korea just had an explosive mishap.During a live-fire drill with U.S. forces, two fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs outside the designated training zone, turning a quiet neighborhood in Pocheon into an unintended warzone.The reason? A pilot punched in the wrong coordinates. Talk about a high-stakes typo. The result? 29 people injured, including 14 soldiers and 15 civilians, two of whom are in serious condition. Homes, a church,…
COI #767: South Korea Bombed During Joint War Games With US
On COI #767, Kyle Anzalone discusses the increasing tensions of the Korean Peninsula, and how it led to the injuries of nearly 30 South Koreans when the country’s fighter jets dropped bombs on a South Korean city. The Kyle Anzalone Show Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon Subscribe Star Y…
South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
POCHEON, South Korea — South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian district on Thursday, injuring 15 people and damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the Air Force and fire agency said.
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