The move is certain to anger Pyongyang and could trigger retaliatory military steps as tensions between the war-divided rivals rise.
Hours after the South resumed loudspeaker broadcasts on Sunday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that the South created a "prelude to a very dangerous situation".She said South Korea would witness an unspecified "new response" from the North if it continues with the broadcasts and fails to stop civilian activists from flying anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that the military conducted a loudspeaker broadcast on Sunday afternoon. It didn't specify the border area where it took place or what was played over the speakers.The South had withdrawn loudspeakers from border areas in 2018, during a brief period of engagement with the North under Seoul's previous liberal government.
The trash from a balloon presumably sent by North Korea, is seen behind police tape in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, June 2, 2024. South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-sik in a meeting with top military commanders called for thorough preparation against the possibility that the North responds to the loudspeaker broadcasts with direct military action, his ministry said in a statement.This photo provided by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and released by South Korea Defence Ministry shows a balloon presumably sent by North Korea, on the Han River in Seoul.
She also complained that anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets flown from South Korean activists had been discovered in border areas in recent days.
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