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Man who flew drone into North Korea from China responds after everyone shared same concern over his footage

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Published 13:45 29 Mar 2024 GMT

Man who flew drone into North Korea from China responds after everyone shared same concern over his footage

North Korea is arguably the most secretive nation in the world

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

A man who claims to have sent a drone into North Korea from China has broke his silence after viewers were concerned over his well-being.

Kim Jong-Un's North Korea has very strict laws.

Ruled by the Kim family for three generations, things that many of us consider to be completely normal things, like the internet, are generally unaccessible.

And making jokes about North Korea or to talking to North Koreans without authorisation if you're a traveller is also illegal, according to Smart Traveller.

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Viewers were shocked by the photos.
XiaoHao2/Reddit

Now, the notoriously secretive country is pretty much unknown to the rest of the world and we don't really know what happens there, day in and day out.

However, one person from China has decided to risk it all by flying his drone in and out of North Korea.

On Tuesday (26 March), Redditor XiaoHao2 took to the social media platform to share a series of images, he claims, were taken on his drone that flew over the border, snapping up several pictures of the reclusive country in the process.

"Drone pics of North Korea, I was in China, my drone flew across the border," he wrote in the caption to his post.

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A man who claims to have sent a drone into North Korea from China has broke his silence after viewers were concerned over his well-being.
XiaoHao2/Reddit

Amongst the photos are snaps of a building which has portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il decorated outside.

Other images show a - pretty much - empty street with just a few cars and a real lack of pedestrians.

It's believed that the footage was taken during the 2020 lockdown.

Viewers were shocked by the photos, as one user thought: "Am I tripping or is there no street drainage at all? Definitely no traffic lights. Looks like a concrete model of a city."

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"It’s interesting how the uncanny valley exists for inanimate things as well," a second added.

"This is close enough to being an actual city that it’s disturbing."

"Yesss but barely any cars or people. No trash anywhere. It's so bizarre to look at it," another wrote.


"I'm always amazed at the creepy emptiness going on there." a fourth said.

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While some were concerned for the poster, with one person saying: "I wish you the best, hope you're safe. Thank you for the video."

“That seems like a dangerous game,” another warned, while someone else urged him to be 'careful'.

To everyone concerned about his well-being, XiaoHao2 has since revealed that he's okay, writing: "I am still alive and free..."

That's a relief.

Featured Image Credit: Reddit/XiaoHao2

Topics: World News, Reddit

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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