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North Korean trash balloon lands on South Korea’s presidential compound

South Korean officials clean up the contents of a trash-carrying balloon sent by North Korea after it landed on a street in Seoul on July 24, 2024 [Yonhap via AFP]

North Korea has floated more trash-carrying balloons across the tense inter-Korean border, with at least one dumping refuse on South Korea’s presidential compound for the first time, South Korean authorities have said.

The balloon that landed near President Yoon Suk-yeol’s office in Yongsan, central Seoul, on Wednesday did not contain any dangerous material or cause any injuries, the Presidential Security Service said in a statement.

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