SEOUL: An American soldier facing disciplinary action fled across the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Tuesday (Jul 18) and was believed to be in North Korean custody, US officials said, crea
on Tuesday and was believed to be in North Korean custody, US officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said US officials at the Pentagon, the State Department and the United Nations were all working to"to ascertain more information and resolve this situation". But US officials were stumped about why the soldier fled to North Korea and outlined a puzzling series of events on Tuesday.
A person who said they were part of the same tour group was quoted by CBS News saying they had just visited one of the buildings at the site when"this man gives out a loud 'ha ha ha,' and just runs in between some buildings".It was unclear how long North Korean authorities would hold the soldier but analysts said the incident could be valuable propaganda for the isolated country.
The detention came as a high-level US delegation led by White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell was in Seoul for meetings with South Korean officials on North Korea’s nuclear programme.
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