What South Koreans think about North Korea’s barrage of trash balloons
Ordinary citizens express confusion at DPRK actions, while emphasizing need for Seoul to protect people from harm
A presumed North Korean balloon in Yongin, south of Seoul, on May 29, 2024 and wartime alert on May 28, 2024 | Image: Courtesy of Park Han-sik, NK News, edited by NK News
Lee Ho-jun, 39, had already drifted off to sleep when a noise like a siren jolted him awake at 11:35 p.m. last Tuesday.
“Suspicious objects presumed to be North Korean leaflets have been identified in the front-line areas,” read a message on his phone, labeled an “Extreme Emergency Alert.”
Lee Ho-jun, 39, had already drifted off to sleep when a noise like a siren jolted him awake at 11:35 p.m. last Tuesday.
“Suspicious objects presumed to be North Korean leaflets have been identified in the front-line areas,” read a message on his phone, labeled an “Extreme Emergency Alert.”
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