SEOUL: North Korea has floated another 600 trash-filled balloons across the border, the South's military said on Sunday (Jun 2), with personnel in hazmat suits seen collecting piles of rubbish containing everything from cigarette butts to bits of cardboard and plastic.
South Korea n military officers check unidentified objects believed to be North Korea n trash from balloons that crossed the inter-Korea border, on a street in Seoul on Jun 2, 2024. SEOUL: North Korea has floated another 600 trash-filled balloons across the border, the South's military said on Sunday , with personnel in hazmat suits seen collecting piles of rubbish containing everything from cigarette butts to bits of cardboard and plastic.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff called on the public to stay away from the rubbish heaps, though"no hazardous substances have been found".As of around 10am on Sunday,"approximately 600 balloons have been identified, with about 20 to 50 balloons per hour moving through the air".South Korea condemns North Korean leader's sister's remarks on trash balloons
"Our military is conducting surveillance and reconnaissance from the launch points of the balloons, tracking them through aerial reconnaissance, and collecting the fallen debris, prioritising public safety," it said. Activists in the South have also floated their own balloons over the border, filled with leaflets and sometimes cash, rice or USB thumb drives loaded with K-dramas.South Korea's army says North Korea has sent hundreds of balloons carrying animal faeces and rubbish across their heavily fortified border. What's behind this balloon offensive? CNA's Lim Yun Suk reports from Seoul.
In 2018, during a period of improved inter-Korean relations, both leaders agreed to"completely cease all hostile acts against each other in every domain", including the distribution of leaflets.
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