A week after threatening to carry on if anti-North Korea pamphlets are flown from the South, north korea has reportedly begun releasing balloons carrying rubbish over the border to south korea, according to officials and press sources on Sunday. Following the South Korean military's announcement late on saturday that the North was once more launching balloons, dozens of balloons with rubbish attached were discovered in Seoul and the vicinity of the border overnight and early on Sunday.
 
The military of south korea declared on sunday that it takes the balloons "very seriously" and that it is prepared to act if needed. It did not specify the steps it would take.
 
In response to the North's garbage balloons, south korea has threatened to take "unendurable" measures, which may include blasting propaganda broadcasts from massive loudspeakers erected near the border that are aimed toward the North.
 
According to the North Korean authorities, hundreds of balloons containing garbage and dung were released starting late in May as a form of propaganda in response to anti-North leaflets flown by South Korean activists.
 
On june 2, the company said that it would temporarily stop delivering the balloons, stating that the 15 tonnes of rubbish it had released would have been sufficient to convey how "unpleasant" it was. It did, however, promise to continue providing a hundred times as many leaflets are sent from the South.
 
Despite the warning, a group of South Korean activists sent more balloons to the North carrying pamphlets critical of Kim Jong Un, as well as USB sticks loaded with dramas and K-pop videos, and US dollars.
 
In response to the leaflet campaign and the loudspeaker broadcasts, north korea has exhibited some of the vehement reactions; in the past, they have even fired missiles at the balloons and speakers.
 
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SIBY JEYYA

09/06/2024 09:12 AM