SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and the United States on Monday began their annual joint military exercises, but they paused live-fire training while Seoul investigates how two of its fighter jets mistakenly bombed a civilian area during a warm-up drill last week.

The accidental bombing of civilian areas outside a testing range by Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) Lockheed Martin KF-16s led to the temporary grounding of the

The commander of the South Korean Air Force, General Lee Young-su, has publicly apologized for the recent accidental bombing of a village near Seoul by KF-16 fighter jets. The incident resulted in nearly thirty casualties,

The number of people injured in the accidental bombing of a South Korean village by military jets has risen to 29.

At least 15 people were injured after South Korean fighter jets involved in a live-fire drill dropped bombs on Pocheon, Seoul's military said.

The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the country's defence ministry said.

South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than two dozen people on Thursday, Seoul’s military said.

Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training, injuring at least eight people, officials said.

The South Korean Air Force confirmed that pilot error led to the accidental dropping of bombs on a village near Seoul. As a result, 31 people were injured. The South Korean Air Force revealed that pilot error was the main cause of the accidental bombing of the village of Pocheon,

Two KF-16 fighter jets dropped eight bombs in a rural area near the North Korean border. Footage showed plumes of smoke and damaged trucks, houses and a church.

The South Korean military said the accident near the North Korean border occurred during training ahead of Freedom Shield, an annual U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise.

The incident took place at 10:04 am (local time), and the Air Force assured that it was investigating the accident. The authorities also apologised for the damage caused to the civilians