SEOUL, South Korea -- Animosities between North and South Korea are rising sharply again over an unusual cause: The North's rubbish-carrying balloons. Here’s a look at North Korea’s balloon launches:Since May 28, North Korea has sent about 1,000 balloons carrying all kinds of trash across the border. Enraged, North Korea has previously fired at South Korean balloons and destroyed an empty, South Korean-built liaison office in the North. In past days, North Korea also test-fired a salvo of nuclear-capable weapons in a drill rehearsing a preemptive strike on South Korea, and allegedly jammed GPS navigation signals in South Korea. Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector-turned-activist known for his long-running leaflet campaigns, said he won't back down in the face of the North Korean threats.

Source: ABC News June 04, 2024 12:25 UTC