Australia: Bombs dropped on Great Barrier Reef marine park
Associated Press: Two US fighter jets have dropped four unarmed bombs in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef marine park after a training exercise went wrong.
The two AV-8B Harrier jets launched from aircraft carrier USS Bonhomme Richard each jettisoned an inert bomb and an unarmed explosive bomb in the World Heritage-listed marine park off the coast of Queensland state on Tuesday, the US 7th Fleet said in a statement on Saturday.
The four bombs were dropped in more than 50 metres (164ft) of water away from coral…
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