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faulty release mechanism?
anyway, just because CNN say it wasn't related to the scene doesn't mean anything to me. i would wait for the official result of the inquiry to know just what hapenned.
however, assuming the f-16 WAS part of that practise, then obviously they were practising close ground support, and the only way to practise this is... excersizing close ground support, which basically mean your jets will release live ordenance very very close to your troops at the front, in order to destroy close-by ground targets which may be a threat to them.
they practise such things because this is what actually they need to do in war! and the only way not to have accidents is not to practise.
shame? yes! fuck-up? yes! but this is an accident like many others happen when you practise for war and with live ammunition. at least the army is one body that does learn from its own mistakes.
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