South Korea reviews near-shootdown of U.S. military drone near North Korean border

The episode triggered a security scare in the heavily fortified border region, according to media reports, with military units issuing ​evacuation notices to nearby residents.

South Korea ordered residents near the heavily-armed border with North Korea to evacuate after the military mistook a US drone participating in a joint exercise as an unidentified aircraft and prepared to shoot it down.

A U.S. military drone used in joint training triggered a brief evacuation after South Korean troops detected it near the inter-Korean border.