North Korea Sends Hundreds of More Trash-Carrying Balloons to South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea launched hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign a few days earlier, according to South Korea’s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, about 600 balloons flown from North Korea have been found in various parts of South Korea. The balloons carried cigarette butts, scraps of cloth, waste paper, and vinyl, but no dangerous substances were included, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. The trash from a balloon presumably sent by North Korea, is seen behind police tape in Incheon, South Korea, on June 2, 2024. (Im Sun-suk/Yonhap via AP) The military advised people to beware of falling objects and not to touch objects suspected to be from North Korea but report them to military or police offices instead. There have been no reports of injuries or damage....