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Local authorities have warned residents to stay indoors after North Korea dropped 90 balloons carrying propaganda<\/a> leaflets and rubbish on two border provinces in the South, Africa Today News, New York reports.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Korea’s military cautioned the public on Wednesday not to touch the white balloons and the plastic bags attached to them, as they contain “filthy waste and trash.”<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York understands that the balloons found in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces are now being analyzed by relevant authorities.<\/p>\n

North and South Korea have both used balloons in their propaganda campaigns since the Korean War in the 1950s.<\/p>\n

The recent incident comes days after North Korea said it would retaliate against the “frequent scattering of leaflets and other rubbish” in border areas by activists in the South.<\/p>\n

“Mounds of wastepaper and filth will soon be scattered over the border areas and the interior of the ROK and it will directly experience how much effort is required to remove them,” said North Korea’s vice-minister of defence Kim Kang Il said in a statement to state media on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>Propaganda Cannot Attract FDI, Atiku Mocks Tinubu<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Republic of Korea or ROK is the official name of South Korea while the North is called DPRK or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n

Late on Tuesday, residents living north of the South’s capital Seoul and in the border region received text messages from their provincial authorities asking them to “refrain from outdoor activities”.<\/p>\n

They were also asked to file a report at the nearest military base or police station if they spot an “unidentified object”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photographs shared on social media show bags attached via string to white translucent balloons carrying toilet paper, dark soil, and batteries, among other contents.<\/p>\n

Police and military officers are seen in some of these photographs.<\/p>\n

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that “some of the fallen balloons carried what appears to be faeces judging from its dark colour and odour”.<\/p>\n

South Korea’s military condemned the act as a “clear violation of international law”.<\/p>\n

“It seriously threatens the safety of our people. North Korea is entirely liable for what happens due to the balloons and we sternly warn North Korea to immediately stop this inhumane and crass action,” the military said.<\/p>\n

In addition to anti-Pyongyang propaganda, activists in South Korea have launched balloons carrying among other things, cash, banned media content, and even Choco Pies – a South Korean snack banned in the North.<\/p>\n

North Korea has also launched balloons southward that attacked Seoul’s leaders. In one such launch 2016, the balloons reportedly carried toilet paper, cigarette butts and rubbish. Seoul police described them as \u201chazardous biochemical substances\u201d.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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