South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Flies Drones Across Border

A North Korean flag flutters in the wind atop a 160-meter tower in North Korea's village Gijungdongseen, as seen from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea, on April 27, 2018. Lee Jin-man via AP

The South Korean military deployed fighter jets and fired dozens of shots after several North Korean drones entered the country’s airspace on Dec. 26, 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.”