North Korea threatens to respond with force over South’s alleged drone flights

North Korean soldiers work at a military guard post near Paju, South Korea (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea has accused neighbour South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights occur again.

North Korea’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that South Korean drones were detected in the night skies of Pyongyang on October 3 and Wednesday and Thursday this week.