SEOUL: President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday that South Korea must boost its preparedness to respond to airspace intrusions after the military failed to shoot down five North Korean drones that crossed the border.

The Monday intrusion by the drones — one of which flew close to the capital Seoul — prompted the South's military to deploy fighter jets and attack helicopters.

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