South Korea activists send leaflets to North (via balloons)
South Korea activists send leaflets to North
Activists in South Korea have sent propaganda leaflets to the North, a week after Pyongyang threatened military action over a similar launch.
The group floated 50,000 leaflets in several balloons from a park near the border town of Paju, watched by a heavy police presence.
Local residents trying to stop the move got into minor scuffles with activists.
Authorities prevented a similar launch last week after North Korea said it would respond with a "military strike".
Residents in the area concerned that Pyongyang would carry out its threat gathered to protest against the release of the balloons.
"Paju residents can't live properly due to worries. They come here way too frequently,'' a local shop owner, Kim Bok-nam, told Reuters news agency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20119778
