National Guard warplane shoots up school in training blunder

A US National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a night training mission strafed a primary school with 25 rounds of ammunition. No one was injured.

Fri, 05 Nov, 2004 - 07:30

A US National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a night training mission strafed a primary school with 25 rounds of ammunition. No one was injured.

The military is investigating the incident that damaged Little Egg Harbour Intermediate School in southern New Jersey shortly after 11pm on Wednesday. The school is a few miles from a military firing range.

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