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US Navy jets bomb wedding in Iran

A wedding celebration in southern Iran turned deadly after one of six bombs dropped by Navy jets last week missed its target. The Pentagon is investigating the high likelihood that the strike accidentally hit a home in Kuhestak, with Iranian officials reporting at least four civilians killed and dozens injured. This isn't the first time such an error has had severe consequences, a February airstrike on a military compound instead struck a nearby school, killing at least 175 people, mostly children. The bombs themselves are precise; it's human error that often leads to these tragedies. When schools and wedding parties become unintended targets, it raises a troubling question about what other civilian spaces might be at risk.

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US Navy jets bomb wedding in Iran

A wedding celebration in southern Iran turned deadly after one of six bombs dropped by Navy jets last week missed its target. The Pentagon is investigating the high likelihood that the strike accidentally hit a home in Kuhestak, with Iranian officials reporting at least four civilians killed and dozens injured. This isn't the first time such an error has had severe consequences, a February airstrike on a military compound instead struck a nearby school, killing at least 175 people, mostly children. The bombs themselves are precise; it's human error that often leads to these tragedies. When schools and wedding parties become unintended targets, it raises a troubling question about what other civilian spaces might be at risk.

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