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South Korea Steps Up Propaganda Broadcasts After New Trash Balloons From North

A South Korean Defence Ministry handout picture shows officers in Paju picking through trash sent by balloon from North Korea in early June 2024 (Credit: AFP)

South Korea will ramp up propaganda broadcasts to the North in response to Pyongyang sending more trash-carrying balloons across the border, Seoul's military said Sunday.

The two Koreas have engaged in a tit-for-tat campaign, with the North sending nearly 2,000 trash-carrying balloons southwards since May, saying it is retaliation for propaganda balloons launched by South Korean activists.

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