A U.S. student has been detained in North Korea, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Friday, making him the third American to be arrested there this year.
“According to information available from a relevant institution, Warmbier Otto Frederick, student of Virginia University of the U.S., was arrested while perpetrating a hostile act against the DPRK," the KCNA report said.
A U.S. student has been detained in North Korea, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Friday, making him the third American to be arrested there this year.
“According to information available from a relevant institution, Warmbier Otto Frederick, student of Virginia University of the U.S., was arrested while perpetrating a hostile act against the DPRK," the KCNA report said.
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