Thursday, March 19, 2009

North Korea guards detain U.S. journalists

There is not much being said on this right now , but the fact that soldiers from North korea crossed into Chinese territory to "Arrest" These two should be a big issue With the rest of the "Free" world . Don't look at the Commies ! Especially with a camera !


SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean security officials have detained two Korean-American journalists who were filming across the Tumen River from the Chinese side of the border, South Korean television reported on Thursday.

The YTN channel quoted a South Korean government official as saying North Korean guards crossed the border into Chinese territory to arrest the two on Tuesday after they ignored warnings to stop filming.

It said the two women worked for an online news company based in California but gave no other details. South Korea's foreign ministry declined to confirm the report.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Beijing is investigating the report and declined to comment further.

YTN said a man was also with the pair from the same news organization but managed to escape.
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