South Korean air force pilots charged with criminal negligence in accidental bombing of village [Video]

South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village last week during a training exercise, which injured at least 29 people and caused extensive property damage.

Defence ministry investigators have confirmed that errors by the pilots when they entered coordinates into the aircraft systems were “direct factors” behind the accidental bombing, the ministry’s Criminal Investigation Command said in a statement.

WATCH | Video shows explosion after air force jet mistakenly dropped bombs in Pocheon: A social media video verified by Reuters, which matched the scene to existing satellite images and comparing the setting to its own image of the aftermath, shows an explosion after an air force jet mistakenly dropped bombs in Pocheon, home to about 160,000 residents, injuring at least 15 people.

The pilots were charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm, the command said, adding the …