manaloplay North Korea says it recovered crashed South Korean military drone
SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday (Oct 19) it had discovered the remains of a crashed South Korean military dronemanaloplay, suggesting it was on a propaganda mission in the latest confrontation between the two involving cross-border flying objects.
"In light of the drone's shape, the presumptive period of flight, the leaflet-scattering box fixed to the underpart of the drone's fuselage, etc, it is quite likely that the drone is the one which scattered leaflets over the centre of Pyongyang Municipality. But the conclusion has not yet been drawn," said state news agency KCNA.
South Korea's government has declined to say if such drones were flownmanaloplay, and if they were, whether they were flown by its military or civilians. It said to comment on the North's claim would be to get drawn into a ploy.
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on Oct 19, 2024 shows what is claimed to be a South Korean drone in a tree, found in an area of Pyongyang. (Photo: STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP)