SEOUL: North Korea has floated hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul's military said Saturday (Sep 7), the latest salvo in the two countries' tit-for-tat campaigns of provocation and propaganda.
Balloons are seen from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea , near the border with North Korea , Thursday, Sep 5, 2024. SEOUL: North Korea has floated hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul's military said Saturday , the latest salvo in the two countries' tit-for-tat campaigns of provocation and propaganda.
North Korea has sent nearly 5,000 trash-filled balloons south since May, saying they are retaliation for propaganda balloons launched northwards by South Korean activists. Kim Yo-jong, leader Kim Jong Un's sister and a key regime spokesperson,"may think that trash balloons exacerbate political divisions in South Korea, but they do more to tarnish North Korea's international image", Easley said.
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