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North Korea sends over 150 balloons carrying trash into South: Seoul military

North Korea sends over 150 balloons carrying trash into South: Seoul military

Seoul, May 29 (IANS) North Korea has sent more than 150 balloons carrying trash across the inter-Korean border, Seoul's military said on Wednesday, after the North warned of "tit-for-tat action" against anti-Pyongyang leaflets flown by the South's activists. Since Tuesday night, the balloons have crossed the border to fall in various locations across the country, reaching as far as the southeastern province of South Gyeongsang and scattering waste as they fell to the ground, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The fallen balloons appeared to have carried various pieces of trash, such as plastic bottles, batteries, shoe parts…
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