South Korea's military said Thursday that a North Korean drone entered a no-fly zone surrounding Seoul's presidential office last week, reversing its previous denial.
SEOUL — A North Korean drone entered a no-fly zone surrounding Seoul’s presidential office last week, South Korea’s military said Thursday, in the latest example of thefrom Pyongyang, which has also ramped up missile testing and sent planes near the border.The South’s military previously apologized for failing to shoot down North Korean drones that crossed the border Dec.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff reversed the denial on Thursday and said one of the five drones had entered the northern end of the 2.3-mile area. It said the initial analysis was modified after an internal review of the military’s readiness posture. The unmanned aircraft did not fly directly over the presidential office in central Seoul’s Yongsan district, said Col. Lee Sung-jun, a JCS spokesman. The JCS said separately that the safety of the office had not been compromised.
The military scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters to bring down drones that flew over cities including Seoul, the capital and home to some 9 million people. However, they were limited from a more aggressive response because of concerns about civilian safety, Kang said.
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