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North Korea launches trash balloons a day after missiles parade through Seoul

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North Korea once again launched trash-filled balloons toward Seoul on Wednesday morning, a day after South Korean missiles and U.S.-ROK soldiers paraded through the capital’s streets to celebrate Armed Forces Day.

“North Korea is suspected of launching objects presumed to be anti-ROK trash balloons once again. Given the current wind direction, there’s a possibility these could move toward northern Gyeonggi Province and the metropolitan area,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) stated at around 5:20 a.m.

North Korea launched around 150 balloons, of which around 60 landed in South Korea, mostly carrying plastic and paper waste like before, the military