2025 Pocheon bombing

2025 Pocheon bombing
A CCTV still of an explosion after the bombs were dropped
LocationPocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Date6 March 2025 (2025-03-06)
10:04 KST (UTC+09)
Attack type
Accidental aerial bombing
Injured15 civilians, 14 soldiers

On 6 March 2025, two South Korean Air Force KF-16 jets accidentally dropped a total of eight Mark 82 bombs on a civilian-populated area in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, injuring 29 people, close to a bombing range.[1] The accident occurred during a joint drill that took place between South Korea and the United States.[2][3]

  1. ^ "South Korea says number injured in fighter jet misfire rises to 29". Reuters. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  2. ^ Park, Ju-min; Yim, Hyunsu (6 March 2025). "South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ^ Kwon, Jake; Lee, Hosu; Ewe, Koh (6 March 2025). "Fifteen hurt after SK fighter jets drop bombs by accident". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

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