North Korea says flights are an ‘irresponsible and dangerous provocation’ as Seoul denies sending drones. North Korea claims South Korea sent unmanned drones carrying propaganda leaflets to Pyongyang three times and threatened to respond with force if the flights happened again. In its statement, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it “cannot confirm the truth of North Korea’s claims”, adding: “All responsibility for the recent series of events” lies with Pyongyang. South Korea’s military has responded to the North’s rubbish balloons by using loudspeakers at the border to broadcast propaganda and K-pop. The new balloons come as North Korea’s army said it would “permanently shut off and block the southern border” with South Korea on Wednesday.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 12, 2024 03:34 UTC