US national believed detained after crossing into North Korea during border tour

Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, bottom, are seen in Paju, at the border with North Korea, South Korea, March 24, 2021 (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, bottom, are seen in Paju, at the border with North Korea, South Korea, March 24, 2021 (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A United States national entered North Korea during a tour of the heavily fortified border and is believed to have been detained, the United Nations Command says.

“A US national on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorisation, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the UN Command says.

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