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A group of U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Wednesday urging the administration to expedite efforts to secure the early release of two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea, according to Yonhap News.

Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) sent the letter signed by 24 members of congress, including himself, asking Obama "pursue every avenue to secure" the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for the San Fransisco-based Internet outlet Current TV, Royce said in a statement.

North Korea said Monday that the two reporters were sentenced by its highest court to 12 years in a labor camp for an unspecified "grave crime" and "illegal border crossing."

They were detained by North Korean soldiers along the Chinese border on March 17 while working on a story about North Korean refugees.

"One of President Obama`s highest priorities must be to protect American citizens," the lawmakers said. "President Obama himself must be personally involved and see to it that every avenue to secure the release of these two brave young women is pursued."

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