U.S. national in North Korea custody after crossing inter-Korean border
The person was taking part in a tour to the Joint Security Area, the border village in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas where soldiers from both sides stand guard.
The U.N. Command did not disclose the identity or motives of the U.S. national. A U.S. official familiar with the situation told NBC News that the individual is believed to be a U.S. soldier.
A spokesperson for the White House was not immediately available when contacted by NBC News.
Both private companies and the U.N. organize tours of the JSA.
The U.S. and North Korea do not currently have formal diplomatic relations.
An U.S. travel advisory note urges U.S. nationals not to travel to North Korea “due to the continuing serious risk of arrest and long-term detention.”
The incident takes place on the same day as a U.S. nuclear submarine visited South Korea for the first time since the 1980s, arriving at the port of Busan, according to the U.S. forces in South Korea.
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