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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SEOUL, January 18 (Xinhua) — A drone believed to have been launched into North Korean airspace may have been linked to two former officials in the presidential administration under former South Korean President Yun Seok-yol, the Renhap News Agency reported on Sunday.
The two men, both in their 30s, previously worked in the presidential office in the Yongsan area and are currently under investigation by a joint military and police team.
According to investigators, one of the suspects allegedly built the drone, while the other claimed to have flown it to measure radiation and heavy metal contamination near a uranium enrichment facility on the Rison River in North Korea. In 2024, both men jointly founded a drone manufacturing startup.
Earlier this month, North Korea accused South Korea of violating its airspace in connection with the drone flight on January 4, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Police are investigating the motives and circumstances of the alleged flight, including the possibility of collusion between the suspects in operating the drone. –0–
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