Seoul: An unmanned vehicle spotted in an inter-Korean border region was identified as a U.S. military drone, a South Korean military official said Thursday. The flying vehicle was detected south of a general outpost in northern Gyeonggi Province, and operation measures were carried out in line with standard protocol, an official from the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the unmanned vehicle was confirmed as a U.S. military drone participating in a training exercise. An alert was issued over Cheorwon, approximately 70 kilometers north of Seoul, near the buffer zone along the inter-Korean border. Residents in the area were advised to take shelter as the drone flight was detected.