N. Korea launches some 250 trash-carrying balloons overnight: JCS
North Korea has launched more than 250 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea overnight, Seoul's military said Wednesday, marking the sixth launch of such balloons since late last month. Some 100 balloons, mostly carrying scrap paper, landed in Seoul and the northern part of Gyeonggi Province that surrounds the capital, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a notice to reporters. As of 9 a.m., there were no balloons floating in the air, while an analysis of retrieved balloons showed they di
June 26, 2024