Rubbish dropped by balloon lands on South Korea’s presidential compound

North Korean balloons are seen from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, on October 4 (Lee Jin-man/AP)

Rubbish carried by a North Korean balloon has fallen on the presidential compound in central Seoul, officials have said.

South Korea’s presidential security service said the trash that landed on the presidential compound on Thursday morning carried no dangerous items.