Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/ SEOUL: South Korea scrambled fighter aircraft and attack helicopters and fired warning shots on Monday after North Korean drones violated its airspace.
The South’s Yonhap news agency said that S. Korea had tracked the drones crossing from North Korea over what has been known as the Military Demarcation Line between the two countries.
South Korean ministry’s stance
According to Reuters, S. Korea’s transport ministry said that flights departing from its Incheon and Gimpo airports had been suspended following a request from the South Korean military.
The ministry authorities told the news agency that the suspension began at 1:08 pm at a Gimpo and 1:22 pm at Incheon and lasted for about an hour before a flight departure resumed around 2:10 pm.
The official did not provide further information on the suspension of flights.
