Poo flies south, and K-pop north as Korea balloon wars' intensify
The Guardian|June 07, 2024
The "balloon wars" between the two Koreas have intensified after activists in the South said they had sent balloons carrying antiNorth Korean propaganda over the countries' heavily armed border.
Justin McCurry
Poo flies south, and K-pop north as Korea balloon wars' intensify

A group of North Korean defectors called the Free North Korea Movement said yesterday that it had sent 10 large balloons filled with 200,000 leaflets critical of the regime of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, as well as US dollar bills and computer memory sticks loaded with K-pop, according to South Korean media.

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