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Fifteen injured after South Korea air force jet accidentally drops bombs on homes (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

Eight 225kg Mk82 bombs were accidentally dropped from a KF-16 jet fell outside during military exercises in Pocheon, South Korea.

An official with Gyeonggi-do Bukbu Fire Services said 15 people were wounded, two of which were seriously hurt. What's next?

The air force said it will establish a committee to investigate why the accident happened.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The USAF once accidentally flew cruise missiles with nuclear warheads on a B-52 over the US.

2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident