South Korea fires warning shots at ‘trespassing’ North Korean drones
ISTANBUL (AA) – South Korea’s military fired warning shots after drones from North Korea crossed the border on Monday.
An official with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said its forces “detected multiple unidentified objects, presumed to be unmanned aerial vehicles, in border areas of Gyeonggi province from 10:25 a.m,” according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
The drones crossed the Military Demarcation Line, which separates the two Koreas, and were spotted flying in areas in Gimpo, Ganghwa Island and Paju.
South Korean forces “issued warning messages, fired warning shots, and scrambled fighters, attack helicopters and other warplanes to remove them, while it remains unconfirmed whether the vehicles carry any weapons,” the official said.
A KA-1 light attack aircraft crashed in Hoengseong, about 140 kilometers east of the capital Seoul.
Both pilots of the aircraft, which had taken off from a base in the city of Wonju, escaped unhurt.
The situation led to suspension of flights at the Gimpo and Incheon international airports.
The Transport Ministry confirmed it “temporarily suspended” flights at the airports on a JCS request.
Around 20 flights at Gimpo and 10 at Incheon were affected by the suspension.
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