The balloons carried trash and “filth,” according to South Korean authorities. They were a reaction to balloons previously sent by activists from the South.
A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea in a rice field in Cheorwon, South Korea, on Wednesday. SEOUL — North Korea floated about 260 balloons laden with trash and other waste over the border toward South Korea, Seoul’s military said Wednesday, as a direct reaction against anti-Pyongyang leaflets coming from the South.Some of the balloons reached as far as the southeastern part of the country, according to the JCS.
The JCS reported that the balloons were carrying trash, including plastic bottles and batteries, as well as what it called “filth.” South Korea’s Yonhap News AgencyThe military went on to say that the damage caused by the balloons was the sole responsibility of North Korea, and that it warned the North “to stop these inhumane, despicable actions.”North Korea said
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