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North Korea claims South Korean drone scattered leaflets over Pyongyang

DPRK foreign ministry alleges ROK drones intruded into airspace three times this month, threatening military retaliation
Colin Zwirko | Ifang Bremer | Joon Ha Park October 11, 2024
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North Korea claims South Korean drone scattered leaflets over Pyongyang
A photo released by North Korean state media allegedly showing a South Korean drone in the sky above Pyongyang | Image: KCNA (Oct. 11, 2024)

North Korea claimed on Friday that a South Korean drone scattered anti-regime leaflets over Pyongyang, threatening military retaliation if such “provocations” continue.

The drone allegedly entered North Korean airspace on Thursday night and “scattered numerous leaflets full of anti-DPRK political propaganda and slander,” Pyongyang’s foreign ministry claimed in a statement released via Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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