South Korean activists clash with police over anti-Kim balloons

South Korean activists said they clashed with police while launching balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda materials across the North Korean border (Fighters For A Free North Korea/AP)

South Korean activists have said they clashed with police while launching balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda materials across the North Korean border, ignoring their government’s plea to stop such activities since the North has threatened to respond with “deadly” retaliation.

Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector-turned-activist, said his group had launched about eight balloons from an area in the South Korean border town of Paju on Saturday night when police officers arrived at the scene and prevented them from sending their 12 remaining balloons.