South Korea Air Force Apologises After Accidentally Dropping Bomb in Civilian District

South Korea’s Air Force apologised after a pair of its KF-16 aircraft accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district on Thursday. The incident occurred during a live-fire military exercise and killed 15 people in the South Korean city Pocheon near North Korea. The defence ministry stated that the training drill was related to a joint drill with the US forces.

Post Accident 

South Korea’s Air Force is investigating the incident and apologised for the damage, adding that it would provide compensation to those affected. According to local media reports, two people suffer fractures. One church building and many houses have been damaged. Currently, the authorities have evacuated the residence and a bomb disposal team is working on safely disposing any unexploded bombs.

Firing exercises near civilian residences sometimes cause noise and the falling of disposed shells. However, these drills rarely cause injuries. But in this case, the military said that the pilot of one of the jets put the wrong coordinates by mistake. This caused the accidental bomb drop in the civilian community. The reason for the second jet dropping the bomb is yet to be found by the investigators.