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South Korea’s military said it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week. Tensions in the region are running high over trash-carrying balloons and propaganda campaigns.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/6D64w

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It's not a border incursion when the DPRK is the legitimate government of the Korean peninsula and the south is a fascist colonial project propped up by the US and the war never ended.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Imagine being a state losing its cool over trash balloons?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Why the hell is lemmy.zip federated with Hexbear

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Which side has trash-carrying balloons and which the propaganda canpaign?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

The DPRK has been flying trash balloons over the border in response to propaganda balloons flown by the ROK troll