South Korean Air Force dismisses two unit commanders over accidental j….

South Korean Air Force dismisses two unit commanders over accidental jet bombing. Two KF-16 fighter jets dropped eight 500-pound MK-82 bombs outside a training range in Pocheon, some 40 kilometres north of Seoul. 31 people, including 19 civilians, were injured in the accident last week. South Korea Air Force said it plans to resume flight training in phases on Monday, in conjunction with the beginning of a major springtime joint exercise between South Korea and the United States. The Air Force had earlier said pilot error was the suspected cause of the accidental bombing as one of the pilots had entered the wrong target coordinates prior to takeoff. The South Korean Air force said there were still at least three opportunities to catch the mistake and prevent the accidental bomb attack on a civilian town last week, as it released the interim probe results of the fighter jet accident. It currently remains unclear if the coordinates were misread or misheard, but the South Korean air force said it was investigating the matter.

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