After a warrior flight accidentally dropped eight weapons in a human district during a live-fire military exercise, seven people in South Korea were hurt, four of them really.
The Air Force KF-16 incident occurred in the city of Pocheon, close to the border with North Korea, at around 10: 04 local time ( 0: 04 GMT ).
One weapon is believed to possess exploded. A team tasked with removing the bombs is attempting to safely remove the other seven old bombs, Pocheon regulators told the BBC. They claimed that people who live close to the region have been evicted.
Although shells from exist firing occasionally land close to civil homes, they hardly ever injure people.
Two people reported having neck and shoulder injuries, according to regional media reports.
” Our KF-16 ( jet fighter ) abnormally dropped 8 shells of MK-82 bombs. It landed outside of the air’s protection, according to Korea’s Air Force in a speech to the BBC.
It further stated that it was looking into the event and expressed regret for the injury, and that it would compensate those who were impacted.
One temple tower and two homes suffered damage as a result of the event.
A broken roof of the cathedral and a broken windows of a building are depicted in images published on local media.
The defense ministry claimed that the Thursday education was related to a joint exercise with US troops.
The US and South Korea will conduct combined maneuvers starting on March 10 until March 20; this is the first training since Donald Trump’s White House visit. The two nations are becoming more watchful of the growing empire between North Korea and Russia as a result.