DPRK threatens to retaliate against South Korea for propaganda leaflets
17 November, 2024 Activists of the Republic of Korea launch propaganda materials and household items towards the DPRK. Source: Ahn Young-joon/AP The sister of the DPRK leader threatened to retaliate against South Korea for propaganda leaflets sent by balloons.
The Korean Central News Agency said that the leaflets were sent across the border the day before. "Various kinds of political propaganda leaflets and dirty things were dropped by the South near the border and inland," Kim Yo Jong said. The DPRK leader's sister added that the country's residents allegedly do not perceive the propaganda leaflets in any way.
Propaganda leaflets and food that fell out of a balloon launched by the Republic of Korea towards the DPRK. November 16, 2024. Photo credits: kcnawatch.org
"There's not a single homeowner who wouldn't be angry to see such dirty garbage scattered across a clean yard that even a dog wouldn't want to touch," she said.
The leaflets were sent by balloon on November 16. The packages with the leaflets also contained sweets and various household items.
Kim Yo Jong. North Korea.
Photo credits: mk.co.kr
North Korean security forces have surrounded the area where the packages fell and are disposing of them. "There is a limit to patience. The anger of the DPRK people against the most disgusting animals has reached extremes.
The scum will have to pay a heavy price," said the DPRK leader's sister. Previously, North Korea has responded to similar actions by launching balloons with garbage toward the border with South Korea. In recent months, the DPRK has launched thousands of balloons with bags of garbage and waste tied to them to the south.
Garbage balloons used by the DPRK to attack the Republic of Korea.
May 29, 2024. Photo credits: South Korean media
South Korea has also resumed broadcasting from loudspeakers along the border. Pyongyang has threatened to use artillery to destroy them.
These propaganda broadcasts typically include news reports, calls for North Korean soldiers stationed near the border to flee to South Korea, and songs banned in the DPRK.