Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. - Yonhap via AP
SEOUL: North Korea said on March 12 that a recent accidental bombing of a civilian area by South Korean fighter jets in training shows a mishap could trigger a new armed conflict on the Korean peninsula, its state news agency reported.
The two jets mistakenly dropped eight air-to-surface bombs on a village near the military border with North Korea last week, injuring 29 civilians in an accident the South’s military said was likely caused by pilot error.
