The South Korean military deployed fighter jets and fired dozens of shots after several North Korean drones entered the country’s airspace on Monday, officials said.
“Our military this morning tracked unidentified objects in Gyeonggi Province believed to be North Korean drones,” Maj. Gen. Lee Seung-O, director of operations at the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a news conference. “This is a clear act of provocation by the North violating our airspace.”
South Korea tracked five drones crossing from North Korea over what is known as the Military Demarcation Line, a land border or demarcation line between the two countries, the military said. The border intrusion was first noticed at around 10:25 a.m. local time near the northwestern city of Gimpo….