US EditionS. Korea orders joint probe into possible civilian drone in North claim
South Korea formed a 30-member joint military-police team to investigate drone incursions as tensions rise, with officials considering but not yet proposing a joint probe with North Korea.
- On Saturday, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ordered a joint military-police investigation and instructed officials to form a team for a swift, rigorous probe; the presidential office warned any confirmed civilian flights threaten peace on the Korean Peninsula.
- The General Staff said it shot down drones in September last year and on Jan. 4, accusing South Korea of incursions which Seoul's military immediately denied.
- Seoul's defence ministry said South Korea's Ministry of National Defense denies owning Pyongyang's drone type and will probe potential civilian drone involvement amid questions about photos of drone debris and flight records, while critics noted discrepancies suggesting a Seoul-only probe may be insufficient.
- On Monday, South Korea's police and military launched a joint task force of about 30 members, the United Nations Command declined to comment, and the Ministry of Unification confirmed no response from the hotline.
- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said, `I am considering proposing a joint inter-Korean investigation through the United Nations Command`, but analysts said Pyongyang is unlikely to agree.
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S. Korea forms investigation body to probe DPRK's claims of S. Korean drone infiltrations
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea formed a military-police investigation body to probe the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s claims of South Korean drone infiltrations, Yonhap news agency said Monday. The National Office of Investigation of the National Police Agency announced that a task force of around 30 members, which comprised 20 police officers and 10 military personnel and led by the dir
N. Korea unlikely to respond to request for joint probe into drone incident
North Korea is unlikely to respond to calls from South Korea for a joint investigation into an alleged drone incursion, analysts said, dimming hopes in Seoul that the incident could help break a deadlock in inter-Korean relations. Pyongyang has accused South Korea of sending drones into its territory on two occasions — once in September last year and again on Jan. 4 — claims Seoul's military immediately denied. South Korean officials said they w…
South Korea Probes Drone Incident After North Korea Airspace Claim
South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into allegations by North Korea that drones violated its airspace, with a particular focus on whether civilians may have been responsible. The Defence Ministry said the probe follows accusations from Pyongyang that unmanned aircraft crossed the border, an incident that risks adding fresh strain to already fragile inter-Korean […] The post South Korea Probes Drone Incident After North Korea …
South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into the possibility that civilians were operating drones that North Korea claims violated its airspace.
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