Throws bags of animal feces into balloons

North Korea sent balloons Bags filled with trash, toilet paper and alleged animal feces South Korean media reported on Wednesday that the South Korean press has collected several photos of what appears to be white balloons tied to garbage bags filled with waste and excrement.

Over the weekend, North Korea warned it would cover its southern neighbour’s border areas with “piles of waste paper and garbage”. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have hinted at They observed “unidentified objects, believed to be North Korean propaganda leaflets”.

In the border area of ​​Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces.

“Citizens should avoid engaging in outdoor activities, coming into contact with unknown objects, and report to the nearest military base or police,” it said in a statement.

The military command assured that Pyongyang’s actions ““They clearly violate international law and seriously endanger the safety of our people.”. He also said that some of the balloons were filled with garbage. He said, “We strongly warn North Korea to immediately stop these inhumane and low-grade actions.”

On Tuesday night, Gyeonggi Province issued a warning message to residents asking them to avoid leaving their homes and to report North Korean items to the military.

From The Korean War (1950-1953) ended with the armistice, The two Koreas are technically at war and separated by a demilitarized zone. South Korean activists often launch balloons carrying propaganda leaflets and money into the area controlled by Kim Jong Un.

Such propaganda campaigns have angered Pyongyang, which warned of retaliation on Sunday, according to the official KCNA agency. “Heaps of used paper and garbage will soon be scattered across border areas and the interior of the DRC (South Korea),” Deputy Defense Minister Kim Kang Il said in a statement.

This is not the first time Pyongyang has launched propaganda towards the South. But the methods on this occasion are strange, said Cheong Seong-chang, an expert at the Sejong Institute. “Yes.And they found bags full of toilet paper, garbage and Chinese batteries,”

he told AFP. Some witnesses also reported that “there was a distinctive smell coming from the bag.” “There is a possibility that they may have also sent faeces,” he added.