BREAKING: The UN has confirmed a man from the USA has been detained by North Korean authorities after crossing the military border without permission.
He entered the country from South Korea, the authorities have confirmed.
Soldiers from both sides stand guard in the area, which is one of the most heavily fortified in the world and stretches around 2km in each direction. Multiple local news outlets in South Korea are reporting that the man was a US soldier – and he crossed at around 3.27pm local time.The border with between North and South Korea is marked by a demilitarized zone
The United Nations Command said in a statement on Twitter: ‘A US National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorisation, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea .
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