This file picture, taken from an remark tower in South Korea’s western border metropolis of Paju, reveals garbage-carrying balloons rising from the North Korean border county of Kaepung, North Hwanghae Province, towards the South on the morning of Sept. 5. (Yonhap)
North Korea despatched extra balloons possible carrying trash towards South Korea on Saturday, the South’s navy stated, simply three days after it floated comparable balloons southward.
In a message despatched to reporters at 10:26 p.m., the Joint Chiefs of Workers (JCS) stated the North’s balloons might journey to Gyeonggi Province that surrounds Seoul, warning the general public of falling objects and asking folks to report balloons to the navy or police.
On Wednesday, North Korea despatched round 20 balloons possible carrying trash towards the South, however they did not cross the Navy Demarcation Line, in line with the JCS.
Since late Could, the North has launched hundreds of balloons carrying trash in retaliation towards anti-Pyongyang leaflets despatched throughout the border by North Korean defectors and activists in South Korea.
Saturday’s balloon marketing campaign marks the most recent in a collection of provocations by North Korea this week. On Thursday, the North fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, in what marked its first ballistic missile launch since July 1.