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Garbage balloons are sent from North Korea - crisis meeting in South Korea

Knut Sahlin Ekberg

Updated 19.26 | Published 19.19

The conflict over junk balloons escalates between North and South Korea.

On Sunday, South Korea's National Security Council called a crisis meeting - and came up with a new strategy.

On Saturday, hundreds of junk balloons were again sent from North Korea to the neighbor, reports CNN.

It is the latest development in the balloon conflict between North and South Korea. On June 6, South Korean activists sent balloons to North Korea filled with 5,000 USB sticks, 200,000 pamphlets, and 2,000 one-dollar bills.

The pamphlets displayed messages condemning Kim Jong-un and the USB sticks were filled with Korean music and TV dramas.

That, in turn, was a response to poo balloons sent from North Korea days before.

 

Balloons sent from North Korea hang from power lines in Muju, South Korea.
1 / 2Photo: Jeonbuks Fire Service Via AP/TT

The balloon attacks have followed each other closely in recent weeks. Saturday's attack sent a total of 330 balloons, 80 of which reached the South Korean capital of Seoul, according to the city's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

In total, over 1,000 balloons have reached South Korea since the end of May. North Korea claims to have sent 3,500 balloons, carrying 15 tons of debris.

On Sunday, South Korea's National Security Council held an emergency meeting to figure out how to respond to the latest wave of balloons.

 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.
1 / 2Photo: Lee Jin-Man / AP

After that, the South Korean military came up with a plan to respond to the aggression. That by playing a broadcast at high volume towards the North Korean border.

The broadcast talked about "the reality of North Korea" and the development of South Korean culture.

If there are more retaliations with loudspeakers, it is "entirely up to North Korea's actions", according to the JCS.