S. Korea: 7 injured after Air Force fighter jet accidentally drops bombs outside training range
Seven people were injured Thursday after an Air Force fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs outside a training range during live-fire drills, authorities said, Yonhap reports.
Authorities said a report was received around 10 a.m. that a presumed shell fell on a road by a house in Pocheon, some 40 kilometers north of Seoul, leaving the seven people with minor to serious injuries, and destroying a church and six other buildings in the village.
Military officials said a KF-16 fighter jet taking part in a live-fire exercise "abnormally" released eight MK-82 bombs outside the training range in Pocheon at 10:04 a.m.
The Air Force said it is conducting an investigation into the accident and apologized for the damage to civilians.
All seven injured have been taken to hospitals for treatment.
As written before, 3 dead, 5 injured after bridge collapses at highway construction site in South Korea last Tuesday.