NoKo Detains 2 Americans Over Alleged ‘Hostile Acts’ – IOTW Report

NoKo Detains 2 Americans Over Alleged ‘Hostile Acts’


Seoul, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has detained another American citizen accused of committing unspecified hostile acts against the country.

The country’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song was detained Saturday and that “a relevant institution is now conducting detailed investigation into his crimes.”

He worked at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, the same workplace as another American, accounting instructor Kim Sang Dok, whose detention was announced last Wednesday. The KCNA didn’t say whether the two cases are connected.

The university said in a statement early Monday that Kim Hak Song was doing agricultural development work at an experimental farm. It said his detention was not related to his work at the university and therefore it could not comment further.

In Washington, the State Department said it was aware of the report of the new detention and that “the security of U.S. citizens is one of the department’s highest priorities.”

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 the North’s government, but didn’t elaborate.  more

9 Comments on NoKo Detains 2 Americans Over Alleged ‘Hostile Acts’

  1. “detained another American citizen accused of committing unspecified hostile acts against the country”

    what was his hostile act, leaving ?

    “was arrested at the Pyongyang International Airport”

  2. How did they get there? Why would anyone go there? Is it legal to go? Didn’t they know what they were getting into? It seems to me they assumed the risk.

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