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Tue, August 9, 2022 | 14:16
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Drone seems to have come from North Korea: Cheong Wa Dae
靑, 추락 무인기 "北 소행으로 생각하고 검토"
Posted : 2014-04-01 16:15
Updated : 2014-04-02 11:02
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By Shim Jae-yun

Wreckage from an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that crashed on Baengnyeong Island, Monday. / Yonhap
Wreckage from an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that crashed on Baengnyeong Island, Monday. / Yonhap
Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday it believes the mysterious drone found on the border island of Baengnyeong seems to have come from North Korea, though a final determination has yet to be made.

The drone was detected Monday on the disputed island when North Korea fired around 100 artillery rounds into the West Sea. The finding caused stirs as it looked similar the one found in Paju, Gyeonggi Province near the border line in February.

Speculation has had it that the drone had even flown over the presidential office in central Seoul, of which pictures have allegedly been captured by intelligence authorities.

Cheong Wa Dae has been collaborating with military and intelligence officials with focus on the possible involvement of North Korea in the case.

Chong Wa Dae spokesman Min Kyung-wook said the presidential office will work closely with the Ministry of National Defense and the National Intelligence Service to come with measures to tackle the possible further provocation form the North.

"The steps will feature how to detect North Korea's possible infiltration by drones and other radar-evading small aircraft," Min said.

In the meantime, U.S. experts claimed Monday that the drone, if confirmed to belong to North Korea, would show the reclusive nation's relevant technology remains rudimentary.

The drone stems from old Western technology seen in countries like Syria, according to Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., co-founder of Colorado-based intelligence contractor AllSource Analysis.

In an interview with NBC News, he said, "North Korea has had drones for a number of years now. This one looks like it has had a modified fuselage and been fitted with a camera --. Imagine a model airplane with a camera. It seems to have some characteristics of other North Korean drones we know about."


靑, 추락 무인기 "北 소행으로 생각하고 검토"

청와대는 2일 북한이 서해 북방한계선(NLL) 인근에 집중 포사격을 했던 지난달 31일 백령도에 국적불명의 무인항공기가 추락한 것과 관련, '국가안보실은 북한이 한 것으로 생각하고 검토하고 있다'고 말했다.

민경욱 대변인은 기자들과 만나 '국가안보실 쪽에 알아본 결과 중간 조사결과는 받았다고 한다'며 '그러나 아직 최종결과가 나오지 않았으며 북한이 한 것으로 생각하고 검토하고 있다'고 전했다.

또 '북한이 아닌 다른 출처의 항공기, 소형 무인항공기라도 대비책을 마련해야 한다는 생각 아래 중앙합동조사가 종료되면 국가안보실 주관으로 관련 기관, 국방·합참본부·수방사 등이 합동으로 회의를 해 대비책을 발표하게 될 것 같다'고 덧붙였다.

앞서 국적이 확인되지 않은 무인항공기 1대가 지난달 31일 오후 백령도에서 추락해 관계 당국이 정밀 감식에 들어갔으며 군과 정보기관이 합동으로 대공 용의점을 염두에 두고 분석하고 있는 것으로 알려졌다.

관계 당국은 북한이 서해 NLL 일대에서 500여 발의 각종 포탄을 발사한 직후 이 무인기가 발견됐다는 점에서 발견된 기체가 대남 정찰 목적의 북한 무인항공기일 가능성이 있는 것으로 판단하고 있다. (연합뉴스)
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