The regime in North Korea claimed on Saturday to have found the wreckage of at least one “South Korean” drone on its territory. In response, it once again sent balloons containing waste across the border.
More than a week ago, North Korea accused its neighbor of sending drones with propaganda leaflets to the capital Pyongyang, which was promptly denied in the South. Now, however, North Korea has released images of what is believed to be a drone that crashed in the North Korean capital on October 13.
According to the North Koreans, it has been “scientifically proven” that the drone came from the South. However, the South Korean military declined to comment. “There is no point in monitoring or responding to North Korea’s unilateral claims,” the statement said.
Not the first time
In the past, North Korea has claimed that it found drones that resembled American-made drones. Any similar incident would be considered a “declaration of war,” it said at the time.
According to the South Korean news agency Yonhap, North Korea has already responded by once again allowing balloons containing waste to drift toward North Korea, as it did last spring.
While South Korea denies that it has sent drones to the North, an expert the French news agency AFP spoke to says that the images from Pyongyang certainly show a small drone that the South Korean military is known to use for reconnaissance flights. . The aircraft in question “may have been used for a reconnaissance mission,” said Hong Min of the Korean Reunification Institute.