North Korea moves and arrests an American

North Korea moves and arrests an American

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North Korea detained a US citizen on Friday, bringing the number of Americans held in this isolated country to three, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
The detainee was a Korean-American in his fifties and was identified by the family name only, Kim, who was in North Korea a month ago to discuss aid issues.
He was arrested at Pyongyang International Airport on his way to leave the country, according to the agency, which added that the man was a former professor at the Yanbian University of Science and Technology, a university in China.
A South Korean national intelligence official said he was not aware of the detention. Yanbian University of Science and Technology did not respond to Etisalat, according to the agency "Reuters".
North Korea, which has been criticized for its human rights record, has been held by Americans and there are no formal diplomatic relations between Pyongyang and Washington.
North Korea is currently holding two Americans. The first is Otto Warmer, a 22-year-old student who was detained in January last year and sentenced to 15 years in hard labor after being convicted of trying to steal a banner.
The second was Kim Dong-chul, 62, who was detained in March 2016. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labor for vandalism.

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Disclosure of the name of the detainee at the US Pyongyang



University of North Korea announced a US citizen, who was arrested by Pyongyang authorities Saturday, a name , Kim Sang - Duc, also known as Tony Kim.

The Korean American man taught at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology for several weeks, before being arrested.

The university said that investigations with Kim came for reasons of 'nothing to do with the university in any way. "

Kim was arrested before leaving for Pyongyang, the authorities have not yet announced the cause of his arrest.

According to the South Korean Yonhap news agency, Kim is in the fifties who was involved in aid programs, and was in North Korea to discuss relief activities.

The newspaper said he was a former professor at the University of Yanbian in China.

He was quoted by Reuters news agency about Park Chan- Mo, chairman of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, as saying that Kim 'was involved in some activities outside the university, such as helping the orphanage.'

The arrest comes amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, where US warships sailed toward the region, while North Korea threatens to launch 'pre - emptive strike overwhelming'.

The United States has accused North Korea earlier in the arrest of its citizens, to use them as pawns in a diplomatic chess game.

Kim is one of the three citizens Omriken detained by North Korean authorities currently.

In April / April of last year, against the rule of Kim Dong - chul , aged 62, was released, an American born naturalized in South Korea, was sentenced to ten years with hard labor on charges of spying. He was arrested in October / October of the year 2015.

As the American student Otto Armber, aged 21, he was arrested in January of last year, on charges of trying to steal the slogan of propaganda from a hotel during his visit to North Korea.

Was sentenced to Ramber, in March / March in 2016, imprisonment with hard labor for 15 years, on charges of committing crimes against the state.



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tension worsens .. North Korea detains US and threatens to plunge the "Carl Vinson"


Twilight News / agency said South Korea's Yonhap news agency on Sunday, North Korea has detained a US citizen, on Friday, bringing the number of Americans detained in the reclusive state to 3.

The agency added that the Korean-American detainee in the fifties, was identified as the family only, which Kim, was in North Korea since a month to discuss issues related to aid.

He was arrested at the Pyongyang International Airport on his way to leave the country, according to the agency, which added that the man was a professor at the University of the former Yanbian Science and Technology, a university in China.

An official in the South Korean National Intelligence Service he was not aware of this detention. Yanbian University of Science and Technology did not respond to contacts, as reported "Reuters".

And detained by North Korea, facing criticism for its record on human rights, by the Americans, and there are no formal diplomatic relations between Pyongyang and Washington.

Holding North Korea currently has two Americans, the first is Otto Armber old student 22-year-old, who was detained in January of last year, and sentenced to 15 years with hard labor, after being convicted of trying to steal the banner propaganda.

The second is a Korean-American Kim Dong-chul (62 years), and was detained in March in 2016, and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labor on charges of sabotage.

In the meantime, the ruling party newspaper in North Korea said on Sunday that Biongaana "is ready to sink US aircraft carrier" President Donald Trump ordered to move toward the Korean peninsula.

She said, "Rodong Sinmun" newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party in North Korea: "Our forces are ready to fight the revolutionary and sinking US aircraft nuclear-powered carrier with a single blow."

The past few weeks, North Korean threats to the United States, the most important convert them to "ashes" and "wiped off the face of the earth."

Trump ordered the battle group belonging to the aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" to sail towards the Korean peninsula, in response to the escalating tension over its nuclear and missile tests to Pyongyang and threats to attack the United States and its Asian allies.

The United States did not specify where there is fighting with the group approached the area, said Mike Pence, Vice Trump Saturday it will arrive "within days", but did not give details.

In the same context, the two ships belonging to the Japanese Navy joined the aircraft carrier to conduct exercises in the Western Pacific.

Salutes North Korea Tuesday eighty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army.

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