N Korea’s trash balloons land on S Korea presidential compound

Getty Images A trash-carrying balloon, flown by North Korea overnight, lands at a rice paddy field in the northwestern border county of Ganghwa, South Korea, 10 June 2024Getty Images

According to authorities, balloons carrying debris from North Korea have landed in Seoul, South Korea’s national substance.

It is the first moment the North Korean party’s business, which is a designated no-fly area, has been hit by bubbles launched by Pyongyang.

According to the national security service, a team for chemical, biological, and radiographic warfare was dispatched to collect the balloons.

They were determined to be free of any risk of leakage or security.

The defense did not shoot down the kites because they feared it would spread their contents, according to a news report from Yonhap’s local news website.

Additionally, the balloons landed in different sections of Seoul, with authorities urging residents to report them to the “nearest defense system or authorities station” and to avoid touching them.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told Reuters that with breeze blowing from the north, bubbles aimed at the South were likely to land in the northern Gyeonggi state, the region’s most populous state, where the capital city is located.

The most recent incident comes days after South Korea’s military restarted advertising channels from monitors along the border in response to the escalating debuts.

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A balloon carrying waste, presumably sent by North Korea, is spotted floating over the presidential office. EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Since the Korean War in the 1950s, both North and South Korea have used bubbles in their advertising campaigns.

The North has been sending thousands of kites across the border since May, increasing the volume of launch this time.

Wednesday’s bubbles marked the North’s eighth release this year, in what it claims is retaliation for bubbles sent by North Korean protesters.

These reportedly contained anti-Pyongyang flyers, alongside food, healthcare, money and USB pieces loaded with K-pop videos and plays.