NorthKoreasentmoretrashballoonstowardSouthKoreaonSeptember8,theSouth'smilitarysaid,inwhatmarkedthefifthstraightdayofsuchlaunches.
TheJointChiefsofStaff(JCS)saidtheNorthresumeditsballooncampaignataround9a.m.,justhoursafteritfloatedsome200balloonslateSaturday,News.AzreportscitingYonhap."Consideringthesafetyofourpeopleasthetoppriority,themilitarywillresolutelyandcalmlyrespondinaccordancewiththemanual,"theJCSsaid.
Inresponsetotheballoonlaunches,theSouth'smilitaryhasbeenblastingdailyanti-NorthKoreanpropagandabroadcaststhroughloudspeakersonthebordersinceJuly21.Ithasrefrainedfromdirectlyshootingdowntheballoons,citingsafetyconcerns.
Around50trashbundleslandedinthecapitalandGyeonggiProvincefromSaturday'slaunch,butnohazardousmaterialshavebeenfound,theJCSsaid.Theylargelycontainedscrappaper,piecesofplasticandplasticbottles.
SincelateMay,theNorthhaslaunchedthousandsofballoonscarryingtrashinretaliationagainstanti-PyongyangleafletssentacrosstheborderbyNorthKoreandefectorsandactivistsinSouthKorea.
Sunday'slaunchmarkedthe17throundofballoonlaunchessincelateMay.
