South Korean activists said Monday they planned to launch millions of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea, a move likely to escalate already elevated tensions on the divided peninsula.
Conservative activists, including many North Korean defectors, have been carrying out leafleting exercises using giant helium balloons for years -- a practice that infuriates Pyongyang which has threatened military strikes in response.
In October 2014, North Korean frontier guards attempted to shoot down a set of balloons, triggering a brief exchange of fire across the border.
Defector-turned-activist Park Sang-Hak said the planned launch would take place on March 26 at Imjingak, a park located in the border city of Paju.
"We will fly 10 million propaganda leaflets criticising Kim Jong-Un's severe violation of human rights," Park said in a statement.
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