N. Korea holds another US citizen
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NORTH Korea says it has detained another American citizen over unspecified hostile acts against the country.
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song, an employee of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, was detained on Saturday.
North Korea on Wednesday announced the detention of an accounting instructor at the same university, Kim Sang Dok, for “acts of hostility aimed to overturn” the country. The KCNA didn’t say whether the two cases were connected in any way.
“A relevant institution is now conducting detailed investigation into his crimes,” the KCNA said about Kim Hak Song.
Kim Hak Song is among at least four Americans being detained in North Korea. The others are Otto Warmbier, serving a 15-year prison term for alleged anti-state acts, and Kim Dong Chul, serving a 10-year term for alleged espionage.
Kim Sang Dok, the former accounting instructor at the Pyongyang university, was arrested at the Pyongyang International Airport on April 22, the KCNA said. It said he was “intercepted for committing criminal acts” to overthrow North Korea’s government, but didn’t elaborate.
The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology is the only privately funded university in North Korea and is unique for having a large number of foreign staff.
North Korea’s announcement of the detainments comes amid tensions over fears that Pyongyang is preparing another round of nuclear or missile tests. US President Donald Trump has further spiked animosity by saying he isn’t ruling out military action against North Korea, although Trump has also said he would be willing to talk with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un under the right circumstances.
North Korea on Friday accused the US and South Korean spy agencies of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on leader Kim Jong Un involving biochemical weapons.
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