US soldier detained after crossing North Korean border with out permission

An American citizen has been detained in North Korea after straying throughout the border into the communist nation with out permission throughout a tour, the United Nations Command stated Tuesday.

The detainee has not been recognized, however South Korea’s Dong-a Ilbo newspaper, citing South Korea’s military, reported that the particular person was a US military soldier.

The particular person was participating in a go to to the Joint Safety Space – the border village within the demilitarized zone separating the 2 Koreas that’s guarded by troopers from either side.

“A US Nationwide on a JSA orientation tour crossed, with out authorization, the Navy Demarcation Line into the Democratic Folks’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the UN Command tweeted.

“We consider he’s presently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the tweet continued, referring to North Korea’s Folks’s Military.