North Korea sends hundreds more rubbish-filled balloons to South Korea

North Korea has launched hundreds more rubbish-filled balloons towards the South after a similar campaign a few days earlier, according to South Korea’s military, in what Pyongyang called retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border.

The military advised people to beware of falling objects and not to touch objects suspected to be from North Korea but to report them to military or police offices instead. There have been no reports of injuries or damage. The North’s balloon launches added to a recent series of provocative steps, which include its failed spy satellite launch and a barrage of short-range missile launches that the North said was intended to demonstrate its ability to attack the South pre-emptively.

South Korea said North Korea sent balloons containing rubbish in retaliation for activists flying leaflets across the border South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Friday that North Korea must stop the provocations – also including its missile launches and other acts – or face unspecified “unbearable” consequences.

Balloons filled with rubbish hang on electric wires in Muju as South Korean army soldiers stand guard in Muju

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