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October 28, 2024
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North Korea claims ROK military used west coast island for drone incursion

DPRK defense ministry repeats threat of attacks on South Korea in case airspace violated in future

North Korea’s defense ministry has released a “final report” on its allegations of South Korean military drone incursions over Pyongyang in early October, claiming the ROK used a west coast island to launch the unmanned aircraft and drop “political agitation garbage.”

Pyongyang called it a “grave infringement on the country's sovereignty by a drone, a military means recognized by the world,” and repeated its threat to attack the South if it detects a drone over its airspace again.

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