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N. Korea Drops 1M Propaganda Leaflets

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Seoul officials say balloons carrying anti-South pamphlets.

Seoul officials said on Monday North Korea has sent an estimated 1 million propaganda leaflets by balloon into South Korea. Tensions have escalated since Pyongyang claimed it had tested a hydrogen bomb on Jan. 6. Seoul had been blaring anti-North propaganda and K-pop songs from loudspeakers near the border, to which Pyongyang responded by sending the anti-South leaflets, officials said.

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