韓活動人士用氣球向朝鮮送《採訪》光盤

A South Korean activist says he has launched balloons carrying thousands of copies of the Hollywood film The Interview into North Korea.

一名韓國活動人士說，他向朝鮮放飛了攜帶數千盤好萊塢影片《採訪》光盤的氣球。

The film, which depicts a fictional CIA plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was included in the balloons along with anti-Pyongyang leaflets.

這部影片虛構了美國中央情報局策劃暗殺朝鮮領導人金正恩的故事。氣球上還攜帶了反平壤的傳單。

Lee Min-bok, a North Korean defector-turned activist, says he sent the balloons in four separate launches. The most recent occurred Saturday.

韓國“脫北者”活動人士李民福說，他四次放飛氣球。最近一次是星期六。

The North strongly opposes such launches. Last October it shot at some of the balloons, triggering a brief exchange of fire with Seoul forces.

平壤強烈反對這類氣球放飛活動。去年10月，朝鮮向一些氣球開槍，並引發了與韓國軍隊的短暫交火。

The South Korean government has urged activists to refrain from sending the balloons, but says the launches are an act of free speech.

韓國政府敦促活動人士不要放飛氣球，但同時表示放飛氣球屬於言論自由。

Some South Koreans living near the border have complained the activists are putting local residents lives at risk by making them potential targets.

一些居住在邊界附近的韓國人抱怨說，活動人士爲了達到自己的目的而使當地居民面臨生命危險。