▲ This image, provided by the Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 19, 2024, shows the remains of a drone that Pyongyang claims was sent from South Korea. The drone is being described by Pyongyang as the same type that was publicly displayed on Armed Forces Day in Seoul earlier this month. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea claims discovering remains of drone sent from S. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed Saturday it has discovered remains of at least one drone sent from South Korea, describing it as the same type displayed on the South's Armed Forces Day in Seoul earlier this month.

Pyongyang has accused Seoul of sending drones carrying anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets over the capital. But South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said that he could not confirm the North's allegations.

Citing a statement by a defense ministry spokesperson, the Korean Central News Agency reported that the Pyongyang Municipal Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security found the remains of a crashed drone in an area in the capital on Oct. 13.

An inquiry had determined that the drone was a "light one for long-range reconnaissance" run by the South Korean military's "Drone Operation Command," it said.

KCNA further reiterated that the drone was the same type as the vehicle-carried drone publicly displayed during an event marking Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1.

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