North Korea launches hundreds of trash balloons for second straight day
South Korean military says it detected 260 balloons from Thursday night, marking 14th barrage this year
ROK army personnel clear debris from a trash balloon in Seoul’s Jongno district near the U.S. ambassador’s residence on July 24, and and a North Korean trash balloon in Seoul on June 9 | Image: NK News, ROK JCS
North Korea launched hundreds of suspected trash balloons across the inter-Korean border for the second consecutive day on Thursday.
The South Korean military detected approximately 260 balloons sent southward from Thursday evening until early Friday morning, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
North Korea launched hundreds of suspected trash balloons across the inter-Korean border for the second consecutive day on Thursday.
The South Korean military detected approximately 260 balloons sent southward from Thursday evening until early Friday morning, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
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