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US man 'detained' in North Korea
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by Barbara McPherson | January 28, 2010 at 11:42 am
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North Korea has detained a US citizen for illegally crossing into their territory. The unidentified man crossed by land from China. This brings to two US citizens currently being held by the N.Korean authorities for illegally entering their country.
The official news agency KCNA said the man, who has not been identified, had been arrested on Monday and was now being questioned.
North Korea is currently holding another US citizen, Robert Park.
Mr Park crossed a frozen border river from China on 25 December, to make a protest against repression in the hard-line Communist North.
The US does not have formal diplomatic relations with the N.Korean country but works through the Swedish embassy.
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (3)
at 12:47 on January 28th, 2010
Americans wandering into North Korea deserve what they get.
at 17:11 on January 28th, 2010
Roy: It's hard to imagine that someone would be dumb enough to walk into North Korea . . . . There must be more to the story . . . .
at 18:55 on January 28th, 2010
If i visited China l would stay at least 100 miles from North Korea.