North Korea bookends Chuseok holiday with more trash balloon launches | NK News
September 27, 2024
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North Korea bookends Chuseok holiday with more trash balloon launches

Launches Wednesday follow consecutive days of barrages at beginning of holiday but no accidents, major damage reported

North Korea launched another round of trash-filled balloons on the last day of the Chuseok fall harvest holiday, according to the South Korean military.

The ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday that the DPRK had carried out more balloon barrages, the 21st launch since late May. 

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