Monday, August 17
North Korea said on Saturday that South Korea flew another drone into its airspace on January 4, infringing on its sovereignty, according to state media KCNA. The announcement, which comes before North Korea holds a key party congress that will lay out policies for the next five years, sets the stage for cementing leader Kim Jong Un's rhetoric that South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, an analyst said. The drone, which originated from an island in the South Korean city of Incheon, flew 8 km (5 miles) before it was shot down inside North Korean airspace, KCNA said, citing a spokesperson for the North Korean military. The drone was equipped with surveillance cameras to record "major" North Korean facilities, KCNA said. Photos on KCNA showed a drone salvaged in pieces, electro
