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North Korea resumes sending trash balloons to South Korea

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North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea, officials and news reports said, a week after Pyongyang vowed to continue doing so if anti-North Korea leaflets were flown from the South.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">Dozens of balloons with trash attached were found in Seoul and in areas near the border overnight and early on Sunday, after the South Korean military said the North was launching them again.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">South Korea&#x27;s military released photos of one balloon floating on a river in Seoul and rubbish scattered in streets in Seoul with police cordoning off the scene.<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x:0;--tw-border-spacing-y:0;--tw-translate-x:0;--tw-translate-y:0;--tw-rotate:0;--tw-skew-x:0;--tw-skew-y:0;--tw-scale-x:1;--tw-scale-y:1;--tw-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--tw-ring-offset-width:0px;--tw-ring-offset-color:#fff;--tw-ring-color:rgba(59,130,246,0.5);--tw-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow:0 0 #0000;--tw-shadow-colored:0 0 #0000;box-sizing:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2;text-decoration-thickness:initial">The military said it takes the balloons &quot;very seriously&quot; and was on alert to take action in response as necessary. It did not elaborate on what actions it would take.

North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea, officials and news reports said, a week after Pyongyang vowed to continue doing so if anti-North Korea leaflets were flown from the South.

North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea, officials and news reports said, a week after Pyongyang vowed to continue doing so if anti-North Korea leaflets were flown from the South.