Seven people in South Korea were injured, four of them seriously, after a fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district during a live-fire military exercise. The incident involving the Air Force KF-16 aircraft took place at around 10:04 local time (01:04 GMT) in the city of Pocheon, near the border with North Korea.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training Thursday, reportedly injuring seven people. The MK-82 bombs “abnormally” released by the KF-16 fighter jet fell outside a firing range, causing unspecified civilian damages, the air force said in a statement.

The chilling moment a fighter jet 'accidentally' dropped bombs on a South Korean town has been caught on camera. It occurred today (6 March) in Pocheon, a city of about 160,000 people near the border with North Korea. The incident happened as part of a joint military exercise with the US and South Korean Air Forces.