by STEVE HAN
A South Korean fisherman found an unmanned drone, believed to be from North Korea, near a disputed maritime border on Monday, reported The Wall Street Journal.
The drone looks similar to three other suspected North Korean drones found near Seoul six month ago, according to South Korean authorities. Although South Korea’s investigators concluded that the previous drones, which were found to have flown over the presidential office in Seoul before crashing, were found earlier were launched by the North, its regime denied the accusation and criticized the South for starting a smear campaign.
“The recovered wreckage looks quite similar in shape and color to the North Korean drone found in March in Paju,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
When the fisherman recovered the drone on Monday, it had no wings and the body reportedly measured 2.6 feet wide and 3.3 feet long, according to Reuters. Unlike the previous drone from six months ago, it did not have a camera attached to the aircraft.
The South Korean military has been criticized in recent months for failing to identify or prevent unidentified aircraft around its capital city. In May, the military announced that another suspected North Korean drone was found, only to learn later that the object was the door of a portable toilet, prompting heavier criticisms from the public.
Photo via Huffington Post Japan
