6 Americans caught attempting to ship rice, Bible to North Korea

The information concerning the detention of Americans was confirmed by one other police officer, nevertheless the officer gave no additional particulars relating to the incident.

Past incidents of anti-North Korean propaganda

This is nevertheless not an remoted incident, activists floating plastic bottles or flying balloons or distributing anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets has lengthy induced tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In the previous, North Korea has expressed its anger at such incidents. Last 12 months North Korea launched its personal balloons carrying trash into South Korea, together with not less than two events it landed within the presidential compound.

In 2023, South Korea Court struck down a legislation that criminalised the sending of leaflets and different objects to North Korea, citing it as an extreme restriction on free speech. But for the reason that new liberal authorities of President Lee Myung took over, he has been strict in opposition to the civilian campaigns  to keep away from any flare up of pressure with North Korea.

In the same incident, on June 14, police detained an activist for allegedly flying balloons towards North Korea from Gwanghwa Island. President Lee’s authorities has promised to restart the talks with North Korea and set up peace. Lee additionally stopped the frontline anti-Pyongyang propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts to attempt to ease army tensions.

Meanwhile, it stays to be seen whether or not North Korea can even reply to those makes an attempt by the South after the North vowed to sever relations with South Korea final 12 months and abandon the purpose of peaceable Korean reunification.

(With AP Inputs)