U.S. Citizen Believed Held in North Korea After Crossing Border
Man on a tour of the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area crossed the military demarcation line, U.N. Command says United Nations Command troops and a South Korean soldier stood guard at the military demarcation line separating North Korea from South Korea in October last year. Photo: anthony wallace/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Dasl Yoon July 18, 2023 7:35 am ET SEOUL—A U.S. citizen crossed into North Korea without permission while on a tour on the South Korean side of the border, and was believed to be in the custody of North Korean authorities, the U.S.-led United Nations Command said. The UNC is in touch with their North Korean counterparts in an effort to resolve the situation, the UNC said in a tweet. The U.S. citizen is a man who was on a tour of the Joint Security
United Nations Command troops and a South Korean soldier stood guard at the military demarcation line separating North Korea from South Korea in October last year.
Photo: anthony wallace/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
SEOUL—A U.S. citizen crossed into North Korea without permission while on a tour on the South Korean side of the border, and was believed to be in the custody of North Korean authorities, the U.S.-led United Nations Command said.
The UNC is in touch with their North Korean counterparts in an effort to resolve the situation, the UNC said in a tweet. The U.S. citizen is a man who was on a tour of the Joint Security Area at the two Koreas’ border at the time he crossed over, the UNC said.
Further details about the individual couldn’t immediately be determined, including why he had crossed the border.
The JSA is a popular tourist attraction for visitors to South Korea. It is the only place where North and South Korean troops stand face-to-face. The JSA is within the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas and split down the middle by the military demarcation line. The DMZ, stretching about 150 miles long and more than 2 miles wide, has divided the Korean Peninsula for roughly seven decades.
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