US national held in North Korea - UN body

A US nationalist has been detained successful North Korea aft crossing the border, a UN assemblage says.

The United Nations Command, which operates the Demilitarised Zone and associated information country (JSA) that separates northbound and South Korea, said the antheral did not person authorisation.

"A U.S. National connected a JSA predisposition circuit crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). We judge helium is presently successful DPRK custody and are moving with our KPA counterparts to resoluteness this incident"

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