Remnants of a North Korean balloon are retrieved by army personnel on the out of doors car parking zone of the Authorities Advanced Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Friday. (Yonhap)
North Korea despatched extra balloons doubtless carrying trash towards South Korea on Sunday, the South’s army stated, simply 4 days after the prior related launch.
The Joint Chiefs of Workers stated the North resumed its balloon marketing campaign and warned the balloons might float towards Seoul and the encircling Gyeonggi Province.
Since late Might, the North has launched hundreds of balloons carrying trash in retaliation in opposition to anti-Pyongyang leaflets despatched throughout the border by North Korean defectors and activists in South Korea.
In response to the balloon launches, the South’s army has been blasting every day anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts via loudspeakers on the border since July 21. It has shunned straight capturing down the balloons, citing security considerations.
