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North Korea 'holds US reporters' | North Korea 'holds US reporters' |
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North Korean soldiers have detained at least one Korean-American journalist near the North's border with China, South Korean media say. | North Korean soldiers have detained at least one Korean-American journalist near the North's border with China, South Korean media say. |
YTN TV channel quotes a South Korean official as saying two reporters were held after being asked to stop filming. | YTN TV channel quotes a South Korean official as saying two reporters were held after being asked to stop filming. |
Other reports say one female journalist was arrested. | Other reports say one female journalist was arrested. |
It is not yet clear who the journalists were working for. The reports come amid heightened tension between the US and North Korea. | It is not yet clear who the journalists were working for. The reports come amid heightened tension between the US and North Korea. |
The North has angered the US by planning a missile launch for April as part of its satellite communications programme. | |
The US believes the launch is intended to test a rocket that could potentially carry a warhead as far as US territory. | The US believes the launch is intended to test a rocket that could potentially carry a warhead as far as US territory. |
South Korean media has so far given conflicting details of the arrest. | South Korean media has so far given conflicting details of the arrest. |
A report in the Munwha Ilbo newspaper says a female reporter from the US was detained in the Yalu river area dividing China and North Korea. | |
Meanwhile, YTN reported that North Korean guards crossed into Chinese territory to make two arrests near the Tumen River. | Meanwhile, YTN reported that North Korean guards crossed into Chinese territory to make two arrests near the Tumen River. |
The two areas are hundreds of miles apart. | The two areas are hundreds of miles apart. |
There has been no official comment so far from either Pyongyang or Washington. | There has been no official comment so far from either Pyongyang or Washington. |