North Korea sends more balloons filled with rubbish to South Korea

Balloons filled with rubbish hang on electric wires as South Korean army soldiers stand guard in Muju (Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters via AP, File)

Kim Tong-Hyung

North Korea has launched more balloons carrying rubbish towards South Korea after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to South Korea’s military.

South Korea’s Defence Ministry did not immediately comment on the number of balloons it had detected or how many have landed in South Korea.