North Korea sends fleet of balloons carrying excrement to South Korea
North Korea sent a fleet of balloons carrying excrement and trash into South Korea, according to multiple reports.
“As already warned by the vice minister of National Defence, a large amount of waste paper and rubbish are being scattered in the border and deep areas of the ROK from the night of May 28,” reads a statement from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, according to state-run news agency KCNA. “According to the media, waste paper and rubbish were found not only in the border area with but also in Seoul and other parts of .”
“The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the puppet army said that is scattering a large number of balloons over from last night,” the statement continues. “It urged to stop such an act at once, claiming that it is a clear violation of international law, an act of seriously threatening the security of people and an unethical and lowbrow act.”
According to The Associated Press, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North has been sending balloons carrying trash in the direction of the South beginning Tuesday, responding to activists from South Korea sending anti-Northern leaflets over the border.
South Korea’s military also said that in multiple areas of the country, around 260 balloons had been discovered by Wednesday afternoon, according to the AP. According to the military, the balloons carried different types of trash and manure.
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