An American citizen who crossed into North Korea without authorization on Tuesday has been taken into custody by North Korean authorities, the American-led United Nations Command said.
The American national crossed into North Korea during a tour of Panmunjom, or the Joint Security Area, which straddles the inter-Korean border, becoming the latest United States citizen to be detained by the isolated Communist country.
The U.N. Command said in a statement that it was working with the North Korean military “to resolve this incident” but gave no further information.
Both the U.N. Command and the North Korean People’s Army keep duty officers at Panmunjom, the sole point of contact on the 155-mile-long Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas.
Organizations:
North, United Nations Command, American, Joint Security, United, Command, North Korean, Korean People’s Army
Locations:
American, North Korea, United States, Panmunjom