South Korea on Sunday said it is considering countermeasures after North Korea allegedly sent around 720 more balloons carrying trash to South Korea and continued to jam GPS signals for five straight days, the country's military said.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected 720 balloons that floated across the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas and fell in different parts of the country between 8 p.m. (local time) Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.
The balloons, like the previous ones, carried a variety of trash, including cigarette butts, paper, and plastic bags.
Previously, Seoul reported that North Korea sent around 260 balloons carrying trash and excrement to South Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday after warning of a "tit-for-tat action" against anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by South Korean activists.
The JCS advised people not to touch the objects and instead report them to nearby military or police authorities. It also warned of possible danger from the balloons.
Instead of shooting down the balloons, the military said it sent teams to recover the debris, as the possibility of them carrying toxic chemicals cannot be ruled out.
There have been no reports of injuries so far.
North Korea has been jamming GPS signals near the border since Wednesday, Seoul said.
The North's balloon launches come after the botched attempt to launch a spy satellite on Monday. The country staged GPS jamming attacks in waters near South Korea's northwestern border islands for the fourth straight day on Saturday.
North Korea also fired a barrage of artillery from super-large multiple rocket launchers toward the East Sea on Thursday in a drill that it said was to demonstrate its resolve to conduct a preemptive strike against South Korea.
South Korea's presidential office is set to hold a meeting of the National Security Council later Sunday to discuss the North's balloon provocation. -
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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected 720 balloons that floated across the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas and fell in different parts of the country between 8 p.m. (local time) Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.
The balloons, like the previous ones, carried a variety of trash, including cigarette butts, paper, and plastic bags.
Previously, Seoul reported that North Korea sent around 260 balloons carrying trash and excrement to South Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday after warning of a "tit-for-tat action" against anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by South Korean activists.
The JCS advised people not to touch the objects and instead report them to nearby military or police authorities. It also warned of possible danger from the balloons.
Instead of shooting down the balloons, the military said it sent teams to recover the debris, as the possibility of them carrying toxic chemicals cannot be ruled out.
There have been no reports of injuries so far.
North Korea has been jamming GPS signals near the border since Wednesday, Seoul said.
The North's balloon launches come after the botched attempt to launch a spy satellite on Monday. The country staged GPS jamming attacks in waters near South Korea's northwestern border islands for the fourth straight day on Saturday.
North Korea also fired a barrage of artillery from super-large multiple rocket launchers toward the East Sea on Thursday in a drill that it said was to demonstrate its resolve to conduct a preemptive strike against South Korea.
South Korea's presidential office is set to hold a meeting of the National Security Council later Sunday to discuss the North's balloon provocation. -
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