Defector-activist launches balloons into North Korea, condemns land mine blasts
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 13:40
in Earth & Climate
Elizabeth ShimSEOUL, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A defector-activist group in South Korea that has condemned North Korea for the land mine blasts inside the demilitarized zone launched 20 helium balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang flyers into North Korea on Friday.
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