The balloon “exploded in the air and debris was scattered around the Yongsan offices” earlier in the day, the South Korean president’s security service said in a statement, referring to the presidential complex. The contents of the balloon “did not pose any risk,” he added.
Since May, North Korea has regularly sent balloons filled with trash to the South, in retaliation, according to the North Korean regime, for propaganda sent by South activists.
South Korean newspaper Chosun Daily reported that the balloon contained leaflets that ridiculed South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, with photos of the couple accompanied by comments such as, “Thankfully President Yoon and the woman has no children” and “South Korea is Keon-hee’s kingdom”.
The first lady of South Korea is accused of participating in a stock manipulation scheme and interfering in ruling party matters.
This is the second time that the South Korean leader’s office, located in central Seoul and situated in a no-fly zone, has been directly hit by balloons launched by the North, with the first incident occurring in July.
This latest incident comes just days after Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accused South activists of sending propaganda against Pyongyang to the North and South Korean authorities of sending ‘drones’ to the North capital. -Korean.
