South Korea bombs own civilians in ‘abnormal’ military drill accident

South Korea accidentally bombed a civilian area during a live-fire military exercise.

During the exercise in the Nogok-ri area of Pocheon, two South Korean FK-16 fighter jets dropped eight MK-82 500-pound bombs on a residential area, hitting a church, cargo truck, and two residential buildings, ABC News reported. Fifteen civilians were wounded in the bombing, three of them seriously.

South Korean military investigators examine the site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Yonhap via AP)

According to Korea JoongAng Daily, the casualties included two pedestrians, two of the truck’s occupants, two soldiers, and two foreign nationals. The three serious injuries included broken limbs and abrasions on the neck and

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