North Korea sends hundreds of balloons carrying feces, trash into South Korea

May 29, 2024

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By Ryan Robertson (Anchor), William Jackson (Producer), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)

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North Korea launched hundreds of balloons filled with trash and excrement into South Korean territory, escalating tensions between the two nations, Seoul’s military reported Wednesday, May 29. This act adds a new layer to the longstanding conflict.

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Over 260 balloons were detected landing in various locations, including Seoul, with some traveling more than 180 miles from the border. The balloons carried items such as garbage, plastic bottles, old batteries and manure. Although no damage was reported, chemical and bomb disposal units are analyzing the collected objects.

A day after failing to shoot a rocket into space, North Korea successfully launched balloons carrying poop into South Korea https://t.co/t8YTZw1Av4 pic.twitter.com/dd4kLZll18
— Sam Kim (@samkimreports) May 29, 2024

Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff condemned these acts by North Korea as clear violations of international law, posing serious threats to citizen safety. The attack follows North Korea’s declaration of a “tit-for-tat action” in response to anti-Pyongyang leaflets recently sent by South Korean activists. These developments further complicate relations between the two nations, which are technically still at war.

South Korea, the United States and Japan have denounced North Korea’s actions as violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

For years, North Korean defectors and South Korean activists have used balloons to send leaflets northward, encouraging opposition to the Pyongyang regime. In efforts to break Kim Jong Un’s information control, these activists have also launched balloons carrying one-dollar banknotes, radios, CDs and leaflets denouncing the regime since 2014.

Tags: Kim Jong Un, Korean War, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea, South Korean Military, United Nations

[RYAN ROBERTSON]

NORTH KOREA IS MAKING A STINK IN ITS LATEST MOVE — ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA. IN AN OVERNIGHT OPERATION — THE NORTH KOREANS LAUNCHED HUNDREDS OF BALLOONS FILLED WITH TRASH AND EXCREMENT INTO SOUTH KOREAN TERRITORY. SEOUL’S MILITARY CONFIRMED THIS UNUSUAL ASSAULT WEDNESDAY — ADDING A NEW LAYER TO THE YEARS OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.

OVER 260 BALLOONS WERE DETECTED LANDING IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS — INCLUDING SEOUL — WITH SOME TRAVELING MORE THAN 180 MILES FROM THE BORDER. THESE BALLOONS CARRIED GARBAGE, PLASTIC BOTTLES, OLD BATTERIES — AND MANURE. WHILE NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED — CHEMICAL AND BOMB DISPOSAL UNITS ARE COLLECTING THE OBJECTS FOR ANALYSIS.

SEOUL’S JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF SAID THESE ACTS BY NORTH KOREA CLEARLY VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND SERIOUSLY THREATEN THE SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS.

THE ATTACK FOLLOWS NORTH KOREA’S DECLARATION OF “TIT-FOR-TAT ACTION” AFTER ANTI-PYONGYANG LEAFLETS WERE SENT BY SOUTH KOREAN ACTIVISTS IN RECENT WEEKS. THE RECENT MOVES BY BOTH SIDES ONLY ADD TO THE TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS — THAT ARE STILL TECHNICALLY AT WAR.

SOUTH KOREA — THE UNITED STATES — AND JAPAN CONDEMNED THE NORTH’S ACTIONS AS A VIOLATION OF U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS.

FOR YEARS — NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS AND SOUTH KOREAN ACTIVISTS SENT LEAFLETS VIA BALLOONS TO THE NORTH TO ENCOURAGE OPPOSITION TO THE PYONGYANG REGIME.

IN 2014 — THESE ACTIVISTS ESCALATED EFFORTS AGAINST KIM JONG UN’S “INFORMATION MONOPOLY” BY LAUNCHING BALLOONS CARRYING ONE-DOLLAR BANKNOTES — RADIOS — CDS — AND LEAFLETS DENOUNCING THE REGIME.

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