South Korea fires warning pictures after North drones cross border

South Korea fires warning pictures after North drones cross border

Seoul,UPDATED: Dec 26, 2022 14:08 IST

A North Korean flag flutters within the wind atop a tower in North Korea’s village Gijungdongseen, as seen from the Taesungdong freedom village contained in the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

By Associated Press: South Korea’s army fired warning pictures and scrambled plane after North Korean drones entered the South’s airspace on Monday, South Korean officers mentioned, days after the North launched two ballistic missiles in its newest testing actions.

Several North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border and have been detected within the South’s territory on Monday morning, South Korea’s Defense Ministry mentioned.

South Korea’s army broadcast warnings and fired warning pictures earlier than it launched fighter jets and assault helicopters to shoot down the North Korean drones, the Defense Ministry mentioned. It wasn’t instantly recognized if the drones have been shot down.

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It’s the primary time for North Korean drones to enter South Korean airspace since 2017, when a suspected North Korean drone was discovered crashed in South Korea. South Korean army officers mentioned on the time that the drone photographed a US missile protection system in South Korea.
North Korea has beforehand touted its drone program, and South Korean officers mentioned the North has about 300 drones. In 2014, a number of suspected North Korean drones have been discovered south of the border. Experts mentioned they have been low-tech however may very well be thought-about a possible safety risk.

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Last Friday, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards its japanese waters, in line with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The launch was seen as a protest of the South Korean-US joint air drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

This yr, North Korea has performed an unprecedented variety of missile exams in what some specialists name an try to enhance its weapons and strain rivals to make concessions reminiscent of lifting sanctions in future negotiations. Recently, the North additionally claimed to have carried out main exams wanted to accumulate its first spy satellite tv for pc and a extra cell intercontinental ballistic missile able to reaching the US mainland.

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Dec 26, 2022