Pyongyang sent 310 balloons with garbage to South Korea: It threatens a new response to the actions of the South

North Korea sent about 310 balloons with garbage across its southern border last night, the South Korean army announced, as reported by the Yonhap agency.

It came as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised a "new response".

"The last shipment of garbage balloons sent on Sunday contained paper and plastic waste, and no toxic substance has been detected so far," the South Korean military said, according to Yonhap news agency.

It added that no new balloon was spotted early this morning.

Relations between the two Koreas are at their lowest level in years. Analysts warn that this escalation could lead to real military conflicts.

Seoul announced on June 3 that it was suspending the comprehensive military agreement reached with North Korea in 2018 and yesterday restarted its propaganda campaign over loudspeakers on the border for the first time since 2016.

In recent weeks, Pyongyang has sent hundreds of balloons with a variety of garbage from cigarette butts, old papers, animal feces... to its southern neighbor, describing it as a response to South Korea's spread of propaganda, especially sending leaflets or USB keys, with messages against the North Korean regime.

The North Korean leader's sister and chief government spokesperson Kim Yo-jong, who is an extremely influential figure in the country, warned in a statement issued early this morning that South Korea would suffer "bitter humiliation by constantly collecting waste paper and making it a daily chore." .

She called the leaflets distributed by South Korean activists "psychological warfare" and threatened Seoul with retaliation if the campaigns were not stopped, KCNA reported.

If Seoul "continues to simultaneously send leaflets and broadcast provocations across the border, it will undoubtedly witness a new response," she said.