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In the midst of this, the North Korean flyer, which North Korea considers very sensitive, flew again last night (the 1st).

Despite the government's reluctance, a group forced to spread leaflets.

The government is concerned that it may provide an excuse for further provocations.



Next is reporter Kim A-young.



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A banner with a message slandering Kim Jong-un is flying.



The North Korean defector's group, the Federation for Free North Korean Movement, said that around 10 o'clock last night, eight large balloons loaded with medicines were sent to North Korea from Paju, Gyeonggi Province.



The spraying was carried out in line with 'North Korea Freedom Week' hosted by North Korean human rights groups.



The police, who arrived at the scene, arrested four people, including the representative of the group, and confiscated any items that could not be delivered.



On the 23rd of last month, the Ministry of Unification asked the civilians to refrain from spraying leaflets, but to no avail.



[Park Sang-hak / Representative of Free North Korea Movement Federation: I can't say when (next spraying) will be because it's like the wind.

If the north- south wind blows, we will continue to send it.]



Unification Minister Kwon Young-se said that he opposes the so-called North Korean leaflet ban, but said that it is very regrettable that inter-Korean relations are not sensitive now.



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The explanation is that North Korea is showing signs of trying to use flyers as an excuse for further provocations.



When North Korea insisted on the end of Corona 19 in August, while passing the cause of transmission to the North Korean flyer, North Korea threatened to take retaliatory response for additional spraying.



[Kim Yeo-jeong / Vice-Chairman (Last August, Chosun Central TV): If you continue to do dangerous things, you will answer by eradicating the virus (virus) as well as the things of the South Korean authorities.]



Meanwhile, North Korea is silent about the recent successive missile launches. Through an outside media outlet, the US nuclear carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, continued to criticize the ROK-US joint exercise, saying that it was impossible to be a piece of scrap metal.



(Video editing: Yumira)