South Korea has warned residents to be alert after media reports that more than 90 balloons carrying various objects have been detected
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.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.
Photographs published in South Korean media showed an inflated white balloon with a plastic bag tethered to it and in another image, what appeared to be a collapsed balloon with trash strewn around it.By Wednesday, more than 90 balloons had been detected, with some landing on the ground, while others were still in the air, Yonhap News reported, citing a South Korean military source.
A North Korean defence minister issued a statement on Sunday vowing to exercise “strong power for self-defence” and warned that “mounds of waste-paper and filth” would be sent to the South in response to it flying “dirty things” to the North.Peter Ward, research fellow at the Sejong Institute, said sending balloons was a far less risky than taking overt military action.
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