Lee expresses regret over drone flights by individuals into N. Korea

▲ President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on April 6, 2026. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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Lee expresses regret over drone flights by individuals into N. Korea

By Kim Eun-jung

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such behavior has caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang.

Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting, after prosecutors last week indicted three individuals accused of flying drones into North Korea between September and January.

Those indicted include a graduate student in his 30s, an employee of the National Intelligence Service and a military officer.

"Although this was not an act by our government, I express regret to the North Korean side over the unnecessary military tension caused by such reckless behavior," Lee said.

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