韩国军方表示，朝鲜自5月底以来进行了第五次向韩国边境放飞约350个气球的行动，这是对韩国民间散发传单的明显回应。韩国批评朝鲜的这一行为，并威胁要进行大声喇叭广播。这一举动可能会加剧两国关系的紧张局势。
The South Korean military said the North floated about 350 balloons across the border in its fifth such campaign since late May, in an apparent response to civilian leafleting.