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Errant bombs fall on village, injure 29 during US-ROK drills against North Korea

South Korean fighter jets ‘abnormally’ dropped 8 bombs during live-fire training by inter-Korean border, air force says
Joon Ha Park March 6, 2025
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Errant bombs fall on village, injure 29 during US-ROK drills against North Korea
South Korean KF-16 and FA-50 fighter jets take part in aerial drills on May 27, 2023. | Image: ROK Ministry of National Defense

U.S.-ROK live-fire training on responding to North Korean threats ended in casualties on Thursday morning after multiple bombs “abnormally released” from two South Korean fighter jets fell on a village, according to ROK authorities.

A total of 29 people sustained injuries in the incident at 10:04 a.m. in Pocheon, a South Korean city northeast of Seoul, according to the latest figures from the defense ministry on Friday morning.

The injured include 15 civilians and 14 military personnel, with two civilians suffering serious injuries requiring surgery. Both are receiving treatment at Armed Forces Capital Hospital and Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital. 

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Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park is a correspondent at Korea Risk Group. He has previously written on issues related to the two Koreas at The Peninsula Report, and appeared on ABC News Australia, Deutsche Welle and Monocle Radio. He specializes in offering in-depth analyses of South Korea’s defense policy, security relations and domestic politics for Korea Pro.

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