South Korea exercises, F-16, are going well, as civilians bombed instead
- The South Korean army said that the KF-16S was accidentally left eight bombs on a village on Thursday.
- The army said that the 500-pound MK-82 pounds were injured in Bushon.
- Initial military results indicate that the pilot put the wrong coordinates to run the bombing.
The Seoul Army said that the South Korean combat aircraft bombed civilians during live exercises on Thursday.
At approximately 10 am Thursday, local time, two KF-16 fighters fell eight MK-82 bombs on the village of Pochon.
At least 15 people were injured, and many houses were damaged, according to reports from the local Korean media.
A South Korean Air Force spokesman said the bombs “went out abnormally” and fell outside the live fire area.
“We are sorry for the damage caused by this incident, and we wish the wound to a rapid recovery,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman added that the initial results indicated that one of the pilots used the wrong coordinates to operate the bombing.
Pocheon, which he has It has a population of about 141,000, northeast of Seoul. About 20 miles from the Armed Armed Armed Zone, it is one of the nearest urban centers in the country to the border with North Korea.
The photos published by the South Korean media showed rural homes with shattered windows, damaged ceilings, and the street filled with the street. Most of the successful buildings remained structurally intact.
MK-82 is a bomb not intended for general purposes, which means that it can be used for a wide range of attack tasks. The plane that dropped the bombs, KF-16, is a South Korean version of the American Fight Falcon.
CNN, a martyr of the South Korean Air Force, reported that live exercises were linked to Freedom Shield, an annual joint military exercise with the United States.
It is scheduled to start this year on March 10 and end on March 20.