During another joint drill by South Korea and the US in 2022, troops fired a short-range ballistic missile which malfunctioned and crashed on a golf course in the military base. While the warhead did not explode, it still burst into flames and sent panic rippling across residents in the area.

South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian district on Thursday, injuring 15 people and damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the air force and fire agency said. The fire agency said in a statement that 15 people were wounded, including two who were seriously hurt.

The incident happened shortly before the US and South Korea are due to start joint military drills. View on euronews

Fifteen people were injured in an accident in which bombs were "abnormally" dropped by a South Korean fighter jet during an exercise on Thursday, the country's military officials said. South Korea’s Defense Ministry confirmed that eight MK-82 bombs were dropped from an aircraft during a live-fire exercise that took place in the Nogok-ri area of Pocheon,

Seven people were hurt on Thursday after a shell was dropped on a civilian district during live-fire military exercises in Pocheon, South Korea, broadcaster YTN said. South Korea's defence ministry was not immediately available for comment.

At least eight people were injured in South Korea on Thursday (March 6) after bombs dropped by an Air Force jet landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon,

At least seven people were injured in South Korea after a fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training linked to joint military drills with the United States, officials said.