{"id":1975929,"date":"2023-07-18T08:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-detains-us-citizen-who-entered-country-from-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T08:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:12:26","slug":"north-korea-detains-us-citizen-who-entered-country-from-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-detains-us-citizen-who-entered-country-from-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"US citizen detained by North Korea after crossing from South Korea."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-detains-us-citizen-who-entered-country-from-south-korea%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>North Korea Detains American Citizen for Unauthorized\u2064 Border Crossing<\/h2>\n<p>Reports have emerged \u2063that North\u2064 Korea has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-ally-of-kremlin-critic-navalny\/\" title=\"Russia opens criminal case against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny\">detained<\/a> an American citizen who crossed\u2062 over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-detains-us-citizen-who-entered-country-from-south-korea\/\" title=\"US citizen detained by North Korea after crossing from South Korea.\">heavily guarded border separating<\/a> the \u2064country\u2064 from South \u200cKorea. The individual, whose\u2063 identity \u2064remains unknown,\u200d was \u200dreportedly touring the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-border-villagers-no-one-believes-joe-biden-war-hype-here\/\" title=\"Ukraine Border Villagers: 'No One Believes' Joe Biden War Hype Here\">border village<\/a> \u200dof\u200b Panmunjom \u2064when they entered North Korea without \u2064authorization.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Command, in \u200ba \u200btweet, confirmed the incident, stating, \u2062&#8221;A U.S.\u200b National on \u2064a JSA\u200d orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation \u2064Line \u2064into the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK). \u2063We\u2062 believe he is \u2064currently in\u200c DPRK \u200ccustody and\u2063 are working with our KPA\u200c counterparts to\u200c resolve this incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Previous Cases Highlight\u200b the Risks<\/h3>\n<p>This \u200brecent\u200b incident brings \u200cto mind \u2064previous cases involving \u2064American\u2062 citizens \u2064detained \u2064in North \u200cKorea. In\u2064 October \u200b2018, \u2062Bruce Byron Lowrance \u2063illegally entered\u2064 North Korea from \u2063China and was \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uae-princess-sheikha-latifa-claims-she-is-a-hostage-in-new-videos\/\" title=\"UAE Princess Sheikha Latifa Claims She Is \u2018A Hostage\u2019 In New Videos\">held captive<\/a> for\u200d 31\u2063 days. North\u200c Korea accused Lowrance \u2062of\u200b being &#8220;manipulated&#8221; by \u200cthe CIA before \u2062eventually deporting \u2064him back to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Another well-known\u200d case\u200c is that of\u200c Otto \u200cWarmbier, a University \u200dof\u200b Virginia student who was arrested in North Korea in 2016 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-former-obama-white-house-advisor-charged-with-stealing-over-200k-from-charter-school-network\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Former Obama White House Advisor Charged With Stealing Over 200K From Charter School Network\">allegedly stealing<\/a> a propaganda poster. Warmbier \u200cwas \u200csentenced to 15 years\u2063 in \u200bprison but was eventually sent\u2062 back to \u200bthe U.S. 18 months later, \u2063after falling into a coma while in detention. Tragically, Warmbier&#8217;s parents\u200b announced his death just\u2064 six \u2063days\u200d after his \u200dreturn\u2063 home.<\/p>\n<p>As this story develops,\u200c stay tuned \u200bfor updates on \u200bthe situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to\u2062 read more from The \u2062Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unidentified American citizen has been detained by North Korea after crossing the heavily guarded border from South Korea. The individual reportedly entered North Korea without authorization while touring the border village of Panmunjom. The reasons behind this crossing remain unclear. The U.N. 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