Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a residential neighborhood in South Korea.

The bombing has injured a total of 15 people, but there have been no confirmed deaths.

The KF-16 fighter jets were on a practice mission and dropped 500-pound MK-82 bombs in a civilian area after missing their target.

South Korean Air Force Officials reported that the pilots had put the wrong coordinates in their computer system, which led to the mistake.

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Per CBS:

Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training Thursday, injuring at least eight people, officials said. One report put the number at 15.

The 500 pound MK-82 bombs released by the KF-16 fighter jets fell outside a firing range and caused civilian damage, the air force said in a statement.

The air force said it will establish a committee to investigate why the accident happened and examine the scale of the civilian damage. It said the fighter jets were taking part in the air force’s joint live-fire drills with the army.

The incident occurred at about 10 a.m. local time, Agence France-Presse reported.

An unidentified air force official told local reporters a pilot of one of the KF-16s put in a wrong coordinate for a bombing site. An unidentified Defense Ministry official also told reporters more investigation was needed to find out why the second KF-16 also dropped bombs on a civilian area.

The contents of the officials’ briefing were shared with foreign media.

Per AP:

Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during a joint live-fire exercise with the U.S. military on Thursday, injuring eight people, officials said.

The MK-82 bombs released by the KF-16 fighter jets fell outside a firing range, the air force said in a statement. It apologized and expressed hopes for a speedy recovery of the injured and said it would offer compensation and take other necessary steps.



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