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October 11, 2024
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North Korea launches 260 balloons carrying ‘filth and garbage’ into South

ROK issues alerts warning of suspicious objects, days after DPRK threatened to send ‘mounds of filth’ over border

North Korea has launched around 260 balloons carrying trash into South Korea since Tuesday night, according to the ROK military, days after Pyongyang threatened to send “mounds of filth” over the border in retaliation against anti-regime leafleting.

Local authorities issued emergency alerts late Tuesday night warning citizens about balloon launches from North Korea.

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