North Korean Trash Balloons Escalate Tensions on Korean Peninsula

Yonhap news agency reports North Korean trash-carrying balloons have fallen on the South Korean presidential compound, escalating tensions between the two nations. The balloon launches are North Korea's response to South Korean civilian leafletting. Both countries have ramped up their propaganda campaigns, raising security concerns and foreshadowing possible retaliatory actions.

Yonhap news agency reports that North Korean trash-carrying balloons have landed on the compound of South Korea's presidential office. The incidents have heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

South Korean media noted that no significant damage has been caused by the balloons. According to Seoul's military, these incidents followed South Korea's decision to intensify its frontline broadcasts of K-pop songs and propaganda directed toward the North.

In response, North Korea has claimed that the balloon launches were in retaliation to South Korean activists scattering political leaflets across the border. While the trash-carrying balloons haven't caused major damage, they've raised security alarms for potentially hazardous materials in future launches.

(With inputs from agencies.)