South Korea has accused North Korea of sending more than 150 balloons carrying “filth and garbage” over the countries’ shared border, as Pyongyang retaliated against a long-standing leafleting campaign by pro-democracy activists in the South.
The South Korean armed forces alerted citizens that “suspicious objects” presumed to be from North Korea were “identified in the front-line areas” late on Tuesday night.
Seoul also released images of large white balloons carrying bags, as well as of rubbish from one of the balloons strewn over a highway in a western district of the South Korean capital. According to unverified media reports in South Korea, some of the bags contained animal faeces.