North Korea has sent around 600 balloons carrying trash to South Korea, Seoul's military said Sunday, despite a warning that the South would take "unendurably" painful measures against such provocative acts. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it has detected around 600 balloons that floated across the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas and fell in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province since 8 p.m. Saturday. The balloons carried various pieces of trash, such as cigarette butts, paper and plastic bags, just like the previous balloons, according to the JCS. North Korea previously sent around 260 balloons carrying trash and excrement to the South on Tuesday and Wednesday after it warned of a "tit-for-tat action" against anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by the South's activists. The JCS advised people not to touch the objects and report them to nearby military or police authorities and warned of possible danger from the balloons. The Seoul city government also said Sunday that it will operate an emergency center 24 hours a day to respond to such objects. Source: Yonhap News Agency
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