US nationwide crosses into North Korea from South Korea – UN Command

A US nationwide has crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea, the UN Command within the area has mentioned.

The physique, which goals to make sure safety on the Korean Peninsula, tweeted on Tuesday that the American citizen was on a tour to the Joint Security Area, the border village within the demilitarised zone separating the 2 Koreas.

He then crossed the border into the North with out authorisation, it mentioned.

“A U.S. National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the UN Command introduced on Twitter.

“We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” it added.