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Drone crashes on South Korean border island

Wreckage of unmanned aerial vehicle recovered on Baengnyeong Island

South is Korea is investigating an unidentified drone that crashed landed on the border island of Baengnyeong on Tuesday. The incident occurred on the same day as North and South Korea both fired artillery volleys across the Maritime border between the two countries.

Wreckage of the drone was found on the island, which lies very close to the Northern Limit Line (NLL). Yonhap news reported that the South Korean authorities suspected that the drone originated from the DPRK.

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