The nuclear-armed North has accused Seoul of flying drones over its capital to drop anti-regime propaganda leaflets, with Pyongyang ordering troops on its border to be prepared to fire, and South Korea saying Monday it was 'fully ready' to respond.
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting to direct a plan of"immediate military action" in a dispute with the South over drone flights, state media reported Tuesday.
Last weekend the North said Seoul would face a"horrible disaster" if drones from the South reached Pyongyang again. Officials at the meeting in Pyongyang heard a report on the"enemy's serious provocation", KCNA reported, an apparent reference to the drone flights.The North has accused Seoul of being responsible for drones which dropped propaganda leaflets filled with"inflammatory rumours and rubbish", and warned on Sunday that it would consider it"a declaration of war" if another drone was detected.
Unlike conventional drones made of metal, the devices they used were constructed from expanded polypropylene, similar to Styrofoam, allowing them to go undetected by both South and North Korean authorities, according to enthusiasts who spoke to local media.In 2022, five North Korean drones crossed into the South, the first such incident in five years, prompting the South Korean military to fire warning shots and deploy fighter jets.
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