More than 200 balloons are on the way, the South Korean military said and advised people to stay indoors. Authorities also cautioned people not to touch the white balloons or the plastic bags attached to them and to report any sighting to the police or the military.
A photograph released by the military yesterday showed transparent plastic bags hanging from white inflated balloons in the sky. Another appeared to show rubbish strewn from a collapsed balloon with the word “excrement” written on a bag. The rubbish included plastic bottles, batteries, discarded shoe parts and manure, a military official said.
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