


An American citizen has been detained in North Korea after crossing over the border into the country without permission during a tour of the Joint Security Area, the United Nations Command said in a statement on Tuesday.
The U.S. citizen was visiting the border village of Panmunjom in the 154-mile-long demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea when the incident occurred. The area, which is overseen by North Korea and the U.N. Command, is a popular tourist destination.
“A US National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the American-led UN Command stationed there said.
“We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the statement added, referring to North Korea’s People’s Army.