North Korea claims it discovered remains of a South Korean drone in its capital

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is a South Korean drone found in Pyongyang, North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is a South Korean drone found in Pyongyang, North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea said on Saturday it found the remains of a South Korean drone during a search in its capital, Pyongyang, claiming the drone proved the South’s military was behind the alleged drone infiltrations over the city’s skies earlier in the month.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff in a statement described the North Korean claim as “unilateral” and “unworthy of responding”.

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