A man uses binoculars to look at the North Korean side of the Demilitarised Zone from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju. © Jung Yeon-je, AFP

South Korea military says ‘fully ready’ amid dispute with Pyongyang over drone flights

graphic.com.gh International News Oct - 14 - 2024 , 07:10

South Korea's military said Monday it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.

The nuclear-armed North has accused Seoul of flying drones over its capital to drop propaganda leaflets filled with "inflammatory rumours and rubbish", and warned Sunday that if another drone was detected, it would consider it "a declaration of war".

Seoul's military previously denied it was behind the flights, with local speculation centred on activist groups in the South, which have long sent propaganda and US currency northwards, typically by balloon.

Source: France24