The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that the balloons loaded with waste crossed the border between Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning, and that the items that fell were household waste such as paper. And plasticIt did not contain any dangerous materials.
The South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported that the number of fallen objects does not have to match the number of balloons, as each balloon, which ranges from about 2 to 3 meters in diameter and 3 to 4 meters in length, usually contains several smaller bags.
Since late May, it has been launched north korea More than 5 thousand garbage balloon towards South Koreain response to anti-North Korea posts sent by North Korean activists and defectors in the South.
Relations between the two Koreas are at their lowest levels in years, as North Korea recently announced the deployment of 250 launch pads Ballistic missiles On its southern border.
In response, South Korea resumed propaganda broadcasts along the border, completely suspended the military agreement aimed at reducing tensions, and resumed live-fire exercises on the border islands and near the demilitarized zone that divides the country. Korean Peninsula.
