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North Korea leader, Kim Jong Un has found a new way to settle scores with neighboring nation, South Korea as he indulges hostilities by sending hot air balloons filled with wastes and faeces into enemy territory.

In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing propaganda war between North and South Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un launched at least 260 balloons filled with “filthy waste and trash” into South Korea. The provocative act comes in response to anti-regime leaflets scattered over North Korea by South Korean activists.

The balloons, which began falling from the sky late Tuesday, contained a variety of rubbish, including plastic bottles, batteries, toilet paper, and what is believed to be manure, according to an official from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in Seoul. Authorities have urged South Korean residents to remain indoors due to the potential health risks posed by the falling debris.

This aggressive move follows a stern warning from Kim Kang-il, a North Korean defense vice-minister, who vowed retaliation against the leaflet campaigns.

“Mounds of wastepaper and filth will soon be scattered over the border areas and the interior of the ROK [Republic of Korea] and it will directly experience how much effort is required to remove them,” Kang Il said in a statement to state media on Sunday.

Seoul’s JCS condemned the North’s actions, stating they “clearly violate international laws and seriously threaten the safety of our people.” The JCS also issued a stern warning to North Korea, demanding an immediate cessation of these “inhumane and low-class actions.”

The use of balloons for propaganda purposes has a long history on the Korean Peninsula, dating back to the Korean War in the 1950s. North Korean defectors and South Korean activists have frequently sent balloons across the border carrying anti-regime leaflets, as well as USB sticks loaded with South Korean pop music and videos, which are banned in North Korea.