Source: NBC News
A U.S. soldier has been detained by North Korea after dashing across the demilitarized zone that separates the communist country from South Korea, officials familiar with the situation told NBC News on Tuesday.
The still-unidentified soldier had joined a tour of the Joint Security
Area run by a private excursion company when he suddenly bolted across
the border, one of the three officials who have confirmed the account
said. The United Nations Command security forces that had been escorting
the tour gave chase but could not catch him in time, the official said.
The White House is aware of the incident, which came amid heightened
tensions over North Korea's nuclear program, but has not yet commented. Earlier, the American-led U.N. Command said a U.S. national on an
orientation tour had "crossed, without authorization, the Military
Demarcation Line into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."
"We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident," it said in a tweet, referring to
North Korea by its full name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
and its military force, the Korean People's Army.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-holds-us- national-straying-border-united-nations-rcna94815
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