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North Korean balloon dumps rubbish on South Korea’s presidential compound

North Korean balloons are seen from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on October 4, 2024 [Lee Jin-man/AP Photo]

Rubbish carried by a North Korean balloon has landed on South Korea’s presidential compound, authorities have said, in the second such incident in recent months.

South Korea’s presidential security service said in a statement on Thursday that a balloon sent from across the inter-Korean border dumped rubbish onto the compound in Seoul’s Yongsan district, but no dangerous items or materials were discovered.

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