North Korea sent waste balloons south again this Saturday, the South Korean army said days after launch hundreds of balloons similar abroad.

At 20:45 local time, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement that about ten balloons had been spotted originating from the North. Military demarcation line which crosses the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.

The army, which expects to detect more such balls in the coming hours, noted that most of them They flew to Gyeonggi Province.which surrounds Seoul.

North Korea sent out 260 balloons with garbage and excrement to the south on Tuesday and Wednesday, after warning that he would respond to the distribution of anti-regime pamphlets by activists in the South.

The army has advised citizens not to touch the balloons (which are equipped with timers to allow them to explode) or the contents they carry, and to inform military or police authorities when they spot them.

Kim Yo JongThe sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Wednesday that the balloons were “sincere gifts” for those South Koreans who demand freedom of speech guarantees and warn that their country will send out “tens of times” more trash than is scattered in the North, citing activist pamphlets.

Seoul’s Unification Ministry warned on Friday that it would take “unbearably painful” measures against North Korea if it continues to release the balloons.

North Korea this week stepped up its efforts to provoke the South after attempting to launch a spy satellite last Monday.

Today, for the fourth day in a row, Pyongyang carries out attacks to jam GPS navigation systems in waters near border islands of South Korea.

North Korea also fired artillery fire Thursday in a drill it said was intended to demonstrate its determination to launch a preemptive strike on South Korea.

EFE