South Korean airplane pilots charged with criminal carelessness in a random bombing of the village
South Korean military investigators accused two aircraft pilots on Thursday of criminal carelessness for accidental bombing of the village last week during training training, which was injured at least 29 people and caused great property damage.
The Investigators of the Ministry of Defense confirmed that when they entered the coordinates, the pilot errors were “direct factors” behind a random bombing, the Ministerial Criminal Investigation Command said.
The video on social networks confirmed by Reuters, which aligned the scene with existing satellite paintings and comparing the setting with his own picture of the consequences, shows the explosion after the aircraft of the aircraft missed the bombs in Pocheon, a home of about 160,000 inhabitants, injuring at least 15 people.
The pilots are charged with criminal carelessness causing bodily harm, the command was said, adding that the Investigation Investigation is ongoing.
Eight ignorant air bombs to the surface was launched from two combat nozzles and landed on a village in Pocheon near the North Korea border during living fire exercises.
Several areas in Pocheon and neighboring regions have a training ground used by South Korean and American soldiers.
Residents have been complaining for years because of potential security risks and disorders of military units mobilized in the area.
Two pilots were taken off the flight and an overview of their flight mission was scheduled, the Ministry’s officer said.
The Air Force head of the Air Force apologized for the accident and committed to inspecting mission procedures to prevent similar incidents.
North Korea, which routinely denies military exercises by South Korean and American soldiers, said the accident showed the risk of exercises initiated by the armed conflict, stating the possibility that the bombs could fall north of the border.
