The campaign was a response to South Korean leaflets, a DPRK official said.
A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, is seen over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea, on May 29, 2024.North Korea sent about 3,500 balloons of various sizes across the border between May 28 and June 2, Kim Kang Il, vice minister of National Defence, said in a statement published by the North's state-run media. Most of the balloons carried garbage, South Korean officials said last week.
This handout photo taken by the South Korean Defence Ministry between the night of June 1 and 2, 2024 and released on June 2, 2024 shows South Korean military officers check unidentified objects believed to be North Korean trash from balloons.Those balloons were described by North Korean officials as a countermeasure after civic groups in Seoul sent leaflets across the border.
The balloon campaign began with about 260 balloons floating across the border in a single day, South Korean officials said. The thousands of balloons sent since then have carried some 15 tons of waste into South Korea, the North Korean official said Sunday. A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, is seen over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea, on May 29, 2024."We made the ROK clans get enough experience of how much unpleasant they feel and how much effort is needed to remove the scattered wastepaper," Kim said on Sunday, referring to the Republic of Korea, the official name of the South.
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