SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters)– South Korea’s military said on Wednesday (June 21) a drone found earlier this month on a mountain near the Demilitarized Zone border was confirmed to have been from North Korea, and described it as a “grave provocation” that violated the Korean War truce.
The drone crashed while returning to the North and was found equipped with a camera and aerial photographs of a United States anti-missile defense system site in a southern region of South Korea, South Korean officials told a briefing.
The origin and flight path of the drone were confirmed in an analysis of the onboard computer and camera, South Korea’s defense ministry and military officials added.
The US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-defense system has been deployed in South Korea to counter a growing missile threat from North Korea. North Korean drones are known to have flown over South Korea several times.