Posted on 03/21/2009 7:11:55 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
(LEAD) N. Korea says it is holding, investigating two Americans
SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state news agency said Saturday that the country detained two Americans earlier this week and is investigating them for allegedly intruding into North Korean territory illegally.
The Korea Central News Agency report, monitored in Seoul, said that authorities detained two Americans on March 17 while they were "illegally intruding the territory of the DPRK by crossing the DPRK-China border." DPRK stands for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The report came as two female reporters from Current TV, an American Internet outlet, were reportedly taken by North Korean soldiers along the Tumen River on the Chinese border while filming the North Korean side early this week.
The brief report added that authorities were "investigating the case," but did not disclose the identities of the two detainees.
Robert Wood, the U.S. State Department spokesman, said Thursday in Washington that authorities will contact North Korea and China to secure the release of the two journalists. The U.S. has no official diplomatic ties with North Korea amid rancor over the six-party denuclearization talks and threats of a missile launch.
Ping!
Isn’t “Current TV” and Algore project? The North Koreans will release them when they realize they’re on the same side.
Would someone call China and tell them their damn dog has gotten loose in the international yard again.
Oh, please let it be 2 code-pinkers.
Yep....two of AlGores Presstitutes.....hope they enjoy their stay !
Flashes me back to the idiotic South Korean Christian missionaries captured, held, and executed by the Tali-boys in the summer of 2007. “Haji” captured 23, shot two, and supposedly got $20 million for the 21 still alive.
Not just “held,” but gang raped the Korean females.
Yeah one of Lisa Ling sister that chic was on first two season of Bawa Wawa View show this way before Whoopi and Rosie O’Fat
They just did what other news operations do. They bribed the NK embassy in China, and flew in from China as tourists. Then someone noticed that they had a CAMERA, and they were apprehended.
Hint for CURRENT staff. Next time get a camera built into a pair of glasses or a button. Something tells me that these girls will be threatened, and if one of them is a Japanese or Korean national, they will be in big trouble.
Looks like Obama and Hillary have a ‘test’ coming up.
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