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South Korea Air Force has confirmed 15
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person to have sustained injuries when
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two fighter jets filled with soldiers on
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training mistakenly a dropped eight
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bombs on a civilian populated area at
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poel town which is a border Community
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with North Korea during military drill
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conducted by US military instructors on
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Thursday it was gathered that South
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Korea began a joint military drill with
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the US recently in preparation against
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the likely threat from North Korea and
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the current posture of China following
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the 20% tariff on Chinese Goods imposed
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by the US president Donald Trump
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according to the Republic of Korea Air
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Force R KF a kf-16 multi fighter
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accidentally dropped at least 8 MK
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82500 bumps on the town of dong wayon in
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the jeli province of South Korea less
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than 12 miles from the Korean
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demilitarized zone DMZ and border with
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North Korea the BS destroyed several
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homes and a nearby Church causing at
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least eight injuries among residents
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including four that were considered
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critical injuries the pilots of the figh
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agents were said to have dropped the
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eight bombs in the wrong place the fire
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agency in South Korea according to
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routas said in a statement that 15
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people were wounded including two who
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were seriously Hur it was gathered that
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portion is about 4 km 25 Mi Northeast of
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Soul near the heavily militarized border
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with North Korea rotor quoted some
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residents saying that there was a sudden
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loud roar of a fighter jet then an
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explosion rang out when I went to the
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seene there were about four houses that
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were halfed from the damage people hurt
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said omu a 65-year-old resident DUS and
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water gushed out of a pipe people in a
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vehicle going to a construction site
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were injured some of them couldn't even
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get out of the car another was outside
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the car covering his eye South Korea Air
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Force in his tment said we are sorry for
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the damage caused by the abnormal drop
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accident and we wish the injured a
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speedy recovery Al jazer reported that
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the accident was due to a pilot entering
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incorrect coordinates cing a military
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official who declined to be identified
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because of the sensitivity of the matter
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the official said that the two Jets then
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dropped four bombs each with all of them
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detonating at MK 82 general purpose
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bombs were abnormally released from an
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Air Force kf-16 aircraft landing outside
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the designated firing range the Air
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Force set on Thursday the incident
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occurred about 10 a.m. 1:00 Green Mean
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Time time in Pon about 12 M south of the
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heavily fortified border with nuclear
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arm North Korea we deeply regret the
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unintended release of the bombs which
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resulted in civilian casualties and
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which those injured a swift recovery the
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Air Force said in a statement it said it
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had established an accident response
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committee to investigate the incident
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and said it would take all necessary
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measures including compensation for
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the Air Force said the military jet had
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been participating in a joint life fire
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exercise involving both the Air Force
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and Army South Korea was holding
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combined live fire drills with the
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United States on Thursday in portion
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state funded yhop news agency reported
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South Korea's national fire agency said
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that the bombs were presumed to have
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fallen on a village during a South Korea
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us joint exercise this resulted in
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casualties and property damage with many
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displaced residents it said adding that
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four people had been seriously injured
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and 11 suffered minor injuries it would
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be recalled that there has been a
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political turo in South Korea since
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December 2024 when the president yunu
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declared martial law citing threats of
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possible inversion of the country by
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North Korea the aftermath of the short
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lived martial law led to to the
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suspension of the president from office
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and he currently facing criminal charges
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the president was subsequently arrested
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and detained alongside some top
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government officials and Military
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