During a military exercise in South Korea, Air Force fighter jet accidentally demolished a colony, seriously injured. The incident occurred in the city of Poshion near the border of North Korea, located 40 km north-east from Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
On Thursday, 8 bombs were dropped during military exercises from the Air Force’s KF-16 fighter jet, but some of them fell out of the firing range. 6 civilians and 2 soldiers were injured in the accident, while 7 buildings were also damaged.
Air Force expressed regret, order for investigation
The South Korean Air Force regretted the incident, saying that,
“We apologize for this mistake and hope that the injured will be recovered as soon as possible. We will take appropriate steps for the victims. “
According to news agency AP, the Air Force has decided to set up a special committee to investigate this serious lapse, so that it can be ascertained how and why this accident happened.
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How did this big lapse?
- The South Korea’s army and the Air Force were jointly doing live-fire exercises (ie practice with real weapons).
- In this exercise, the strategy of targeting enemy’s bases was being practiced through air strikes.
- Meanwhile, KF-16 fighter jet accidentally collapsed at the township.
Anger among local people, protests protested
Citizens of Poshion area demonstrated after this incident. Local residents said,
“We have been opposing the creation of a training ground here for years, because it disrupts our routine and there is a danger of such accidents.”
Joint military exercise of America and South Korea
Amidst the incident, the US Army and South Korea’s army joint annual military exercise (Freedom Exercise) is scheduled to begin on Monday, which will run till March 20.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the accident occurred a few days before a joint exercise with the US Army, which is extremely unfortunate.
What can be the result of this phenomenon?
The injured are likely to get government assistance
The Air Force may have to tighten its safety procedures
Opposition of local people may intensify
South Korea-America military exercises may be affected
It has to be seen what concrete steps take on this serious mistake on this serious mistake.
