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Korean American detained: N. Korea

By Korea Herald

Published : Dec. 21, 2012 - 20:29

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A Korean American named Bae Joon-ho has been detained in North Korea, the North’s Korean Central News Agency said Friday.

“American citizen Bae Joon-ho who entered Rason for tourism purposed on Nov. 3 has been detained by the authorities for crimes against the republic,” the news agency reported on Friday. Rason is a city in the northwest of North Korea.

According to the KCNA, Bae has admitted to conducting activities against the North Korean regime, and that officials from the Swedish embassy to North Korea met with him on Friday.

(cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)