April 25, 2024
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Hundreds of cigarette butts found in leaflet bundle: S.Korean police

Story of 'used toilet paper' reported in international media not confirmed by authorities

South Korean police have confirmed that hundreds of cigarette butts were found inside a stash of North Korean propaganda leaflets dropped in the vicinity of Paju, Gyeonggi Province last month.

But the rumors of "used toilet paper" being included, as other media have reported, were not confirmed by either police or the military.

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