Man now believed to be in custody of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
“A US National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorisation, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ,” the UN Command said on Twitter.
Colonel Isaac Taylor, spokesperson for the US military in South Korea and the UN Command, declined to confirm whether the individual was a US Army soldier or a member of USFK, saying he had nothing to add to the UNC statement.The White House, the US State Department and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
South Korea’s defence ministry said it did not immediately have any information on the border incident.
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