Trash balloons sent by North Korea cause regular disruptions at Seoul's airports
South Korea has been forced to repeatedly shut down runways at the two main airports for the capital Seoul since June due to disruption from balloons carrying trash launched by North Korea, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wednesday,
North Korean trash balloons shut down Seoul's airports 20 times since June
North Korea’s trash-laden balloons interrupted operations at Seoul-area airports 20 times this year. As of Monday, trash balloons had disrupted air traffic for a combined 413 minutes at Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport.
North Korea Faces 'Military Actions' by Seoul Over Trash Balloons
South Korea has warned its neighbor of significant consequences if any citizens are hurt as a result of the country's ongoing trash-balloon campaign. Over the weekend, North Korea launched a further batch of balloons carrying waste across the border,
Seoul Warns of Military Actions Over North Korea Trash Balloons
South Korea warned of possible military actions if North Korea continues to fly more trash balloons across the border, a rare direct threat of retaliation since Pyongyang started sending them in May.
South Korea threatens military response for North Korean 'trash balloons'
South Korea officials said Pyongyang has launched 5,500 balloons across the border since May. The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago,
Inside Kim Jong-un's grim campaign sending trash balloons to South Korea
Mounds of wastepaper and filth will soon be scattered over the border areas and the interior of the ROK [South Korea] and it will directly experience how much effort is required to remove them.’
South Korean military warns of ‘stern measures’ if North ‘crosses line’ with balloon launches
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that over 5,500 trash balloons had been floated into the South since May
South Korea vows military response to North’s balloons, stoking escalation fears
With public safety at stake, the South’s response could include targeted actions against the balloons themselves, observers say.
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