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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

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.

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