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US bombers fly over South Korea for second time since North's nuclear test

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OSAN- Two US supersonic bombers flew over South Korea on Wednesday, with one of them landing at an air base 40 km (25 miles) south of the capital, the second such flight since North Korea's Sept. 9 nuclear test.

 

US Forces Korea said in a statement the flight by a pair of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers based in Guam was a show of force and of US commitment to preserve the security of the peninsula and the region.

 

The United States, which has about 28,500 troops in South Korea, flew two B-1 bombers on Sept. 13 escorted by US and South Korean fighter jets in a show of solidarity with Seoul.

 

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