“We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the United Nations said in a tweet.
The UN Command operates the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, said Tuesday.
“A U.S. National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ,” the U.N. Command “We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the tweet said. The UN Command has given no further details on the person’s identity or why he crossed the border. It is believed the man was on a tour of the area when he crossed the border, according to CNN.
The Joint Security Area is a half-mile area within the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea at Panmunjom. The DMZ was created at the close of the Korean War. The armistice agreement was signed at Panmunjom in 1953.North Korean officials have detained a U.S. national who crossed into the country through the demarcation zone without authority, a United Nations body responsible for ensuring security on the border reported Tuesday.
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