North Korea detains U.S. nationwide, U.N. says

An American was detained Tuesday after crossing from South into North Korea, United Nations Command mentioned.

The physique that oversees safety within the so-called demilitarized zone that separates the 2 Koreas mentioned in a tweet that the U.S. nationwide was on an “orientation tour” of the world and “crossed with out authorization.”

The U.N. mentioned the American was in North Korean custody and it was working to “resolve the incident.”

No additional particulars have been offered.

The U.S. State Division didn’t instantly reply to a request for extra particulars concerning the detained American.