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Balloons spark South Korea alert Balloons spark South Korea alert
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A resident thought the balloons were parachutesA resident thought the balloons were parachutes
Balloons released by schoolchildren sparked a major security alert in South Korea, reports say, amid heightened tensions with North Korea.Balloons released by schoolchildren sparked a major security alert in South Korea, reports say, amid heightened tensions with North Korea.
A resident of Ansan, near Seoul, reported seeing 40-50 objects resembling parachutes falling on a mountainside.A resident of Ansan, near Seoul, reported seeing 40-50 objects resembling parachutes falling on a mountainside.
The military and police mobilised a special joint task force.The military and police mobilised a special joint task force.
Upon investigation, the objects turned out to be helium balloons released by a local school.Upon investigation, the objects turned out to be helium balloons released by a local school.
Tensions between North and South Korea have been running high since the sinking of a South Korean warship earlier this year. Seoul said the ship was torpedoed by Northern forces.Tensions between North and South Korea have been running high since the sinking of a South Korean warship earlier this year. Seoul said the ship was torpedoed by Northern forces.
In another incident earlier this month, an alert was raised after an explosion was heard on Yeonpyeong island, near the sea border with North Korea, and a diving suit was found on a shoreline, the JoongAng newspaper reported.In another incident earlier this month, an alert was raised after an explosion was heard on Yeonpyeong island, near the sea border with North Korea, and a diving suit was found on a shoreline, the JoongAng newspaper reported.
A joint military and police investigation found that the diving suit was abandoned by a fisherman and that the explosion had been caused by a South Korean mine, the paper said. A joint military and police investigation found that the diving suit was abandoned by a fisherman and that the explosion had been caused by a South Korea mine, the paper said.