US EditionTrash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound
- Trash from at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound, raising security concerns, according to a report by the South Korean presidential security service.
- The rubbish contained no dangerous materials, and no injuries were reported, as stated by South Korea’s presidential security service.
- This incident marked the first breach of the no-fly zone by such objects at the headquarters of South Korean head of state Yoon Suk Yeol.
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North Korean trash balloon lands in South Korean president's compound
Heightening tensions between the divided Koreas, a trash balloon allegedly sent from North landed in presidential compound in South Korea on Wednesday. “Nothing dangerous was found,” the Presidential Security Service told Seoul-based Yonhap News. The divided Koreas have been flown balloons carrying trash across the border in recent weeks. Seoul has also resumed blaring out propaganda through loud speakers towards North from the border.
The North sends balloons filled with trash, the South relies on K-Pop blasting. The feud between the two Korean states has been smoldering for months. Now, Pyongyang has apparently landed an unsavory bullseye.
It is the first time that South Korea's presidential headquarters, located in the center of Seoul and protected by dozens of soldiers and an air exclusion zone, has been hit directly by one of thousands of balloons launched by Pyongyang since May in a propaganda war between the two countries. The chemical, biological and radiological warfare response team has safely recovered the garbage balloon,” the presidential security service told AFP. As a…
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