NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA BALLOONS
North Korea launched a second round of trash-laden balloons into the South on Saturday, according to Seoul's military, after anti-Pyongyang activists in the South claimed to have lofted balloons containing leaflets denouncing leader Kim Jong Un across the border.
The announcement came just hours after Seoul's military warned of a new dirty salvo from North Korea, as the tit-for-tat balloon bombardment resumed.
"North Korea is again floating (suspected) balloons carrying trash towards the South," the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, urging the people to report any balloons to authorities and avoid handling them.
The Seoul city government, as well as officials in Gyeonggi province, issued a similar SMS notice to residents on Saturday, warning them about the balloons.
North Korea flew hundreds of balloons into the South in two waves last week, claiming they were in retribution for anti-Pyongyang propaganda balloons sent in the opposite direction.
Pyongyang promised to halt last Sunday, but days later, a South Korean group named "Fighters for Free North Korea" claimed to have sent 10 balloons with thumb drives carrying K-pop music and 200,000 leaflets criticising Kim's dictatorship