Two KF-16 fighter jets of the South Korean Air Force accidentally dropped eight air-to-surface bombs outside a training range during a live-fire exercise on

Two Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters operated by the Republic of Korea Air Force accidentally bombed a civilian area during an exercise.

The Jeju Air plane, which was returning from Bangkok, Thailand, crash-landed at Muan International Airport on 29 December and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at the end of the runway, killing 179 of the 181 people on board.

The MK-82 bombs released by the KF-16 fighter jets fell outside a firing range, the air force said in a statement.

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.

A South Korean airport, which was shut in December due to a passenger plane crash, has resumed flights for emergency medical care and educational training after 56 days, airport officials said on Monday. Muan International Airport was completely closed due to the Jeju Air passenger plane crash on Dec. 29 last year, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.

American Airlines flight AA292 from New York to Delhi made a U-turn near Turkmenistan and diverted to Rome on Sunday.

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Eight people have been injured in South Korea after bombs dropped by an air force jet landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the air force and a fire official say. An official with Gyeonggi-do Bukbu Fire Services said out of the eight people wounded, two were seriously hurt.

Close to 50 centimeters of snow fell overnight in mountainous regions of Gangwon Province South Korea was hit by heavy rain and snow from Sunday night to Monday, causing travel disruptions and safety concerns,