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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung

US flies B-1B bomber for 1st precision bombing drill in 7 years as tensions simmer with North Korea

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The United States flew a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for its first precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea in seven years, the South said Wednesday.

The drill — seen as a show of force against North Korea — comes as tensions are rising over the North's recent launches of rubbish-carrying balloons toward South Korea and other provocations.

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