Casualties of mistaken fighter bombing in South Korea rise to 15 civilians, 14 soldiers

Casualties of a mistaken fighter plane bombing in South Korea rose to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the defense ministry said Friday. Two KF-16 fighter jets dropped four respective air-to-surface bombs by mistake outside a live-fire range in Pocheon on Thursday.

The bombs were dropped on civilian areas in Pocheon. Three of the eight bombs fell inside a nearby military unit, according to local broadcaster. Among the 29 injured, 20 returned after treatment and the other nine were still being treated in hospitals.

The misguided bombing came from pilot errors as the pilot of one combat plane entered target coordinates wrong, according to the military's initial investigation. Investigation was underway for the mistaken bombing. The defense ministry planned to unveil its interim findings on March 10.