Military officials inspect an area after a military bombs were dropped in Pocheon, 42 kilometers northeast of Seoul, March 6. Yonhap
A destroyed house after an Air Force fighter jet accidently dropped boms in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, March 6 / Yonhap
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.
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.
A window of a building is shattered near the site where an Air Force fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs in Pocheon, about 40 kilometers north of Seoul, March 6. Yonhap
All seven injured have been taken to hospitals for treatment. (Yonhap)
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