A military officer checks debris from trash-carrying North Korean balloons in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, on June 2. Yonhap

A vehicle was damaged by a balloon carrying trash from North Korea on the southern outskirts of Seoul on Sunday as Pyongyang has continued its provocative actions for five straight days against the South, police said.

A North Korean balloon, filled with pieces of trash, such as cigarette butts, paper and plastic bags, came down on a passenger car in a multi-complex housing area in Ansan, just 30 kilometers south of Seoul, at 10:22 a.m., according to the police.

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The car's windshield was damaged due to the ballon, but no one was injured.

The police took control of the scene, and handed the balloon and its contents over to the military.

But they noted that it is difficult to obtain compensation for the damage caused by these balloons due to a lack of clear legal terms. (Yonhap)