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RAAF Hornets dropped bombs in botched strike that killed Syrian government forces
Two Australian Hornet fighter planes dropped bombs in the botched coalition air strike that accidentally killed pro-Syrian regime fighters instead of Islamic State terrorists in September, Defence has confirmed.