"North Korea Escalates 'Trash Balloon' Campaign Against South Korea"
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North Korea has escalated its campaign of sending trash-filled balloons into South Korea, in retaliation for South Korean activists' anti-North Korean leaflets. South Korea's military has detected and responded to these balloons, which carried various types of waste but no hazardous materials. This action follows a series of provocative moves by North Korea, including missile launches and a failed spy satellite attempt. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, confirmed the balloon launches and hinted at continued use of this tactic.
- South Korea says North Korea is sending even more balloons carrying garbage across border CBS News
- North Korea's trash rains onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here's what it means The Associated Press
- Seoul warns public of more balloons being sent from North Korea Reuters
- Opinion: It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's trash and tunes in the air NPR
- North Korea launches new wave of ‘trash balloons’ towards South Korea Al Jazeera English
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