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Activist says Americans detained in N. Korea were 'relocated' to hotel near Pyongyang.....
YonHap ^ | 2018/05/02 19:26 | NKnews

Posted on 05/02/2018 8:16:18 AM PDT by caww

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has relocated three American detainees from a labor camp to a hotel on the outskirts of Pyongyang ahead of a planned summit between leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump, a South Korean activist said Wednesday.

The U.S. citizens -- Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul -- were moved in early April following instructions from superior authorities, said Choi Sung-yong, head of a group for families of South Koreans abducted by North Korea, citing a resident in Pyongyang.

The detainees have been accused of espionage or "hostile acts."

Washington and Pyongyang are known to be in talks over their possible repatriation.

(Excerpt) Read more at english.yonhapnews.co.kr ...


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1 posted on 05/02/2018 8:16:18 AM PDT by caww
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2 posted on 05/02/2018 8:18:40 AM PDT by caww
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If President Trump brings them back to the USA after his summit the optics of liberal heads exploding will be epic. Watching them trying to spin this in a negative way will be hilarious!


3 posted on 05/02/2018 8:20:15 AM PDT by Daddaroo
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Trump is colluding with the North Koreans. Even worse than his dealing with the Russians! Impeach!


4 posted on 05/02/2018 8:35:11 AM PDT by thesharkboy (Charter member of the Basket of Deplorables)
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Everything Trump does or doesn’t do gets the Dems pants in a tight knot.....they’re fooling no one but themselves.


5 posted on 05/02/2018 8:51:14 AM PDT by caww
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It’s so grand watching Trump operate as our President ..............he’s certainly gone way way beyond my expectations. I could not be prouder!


6 posted on 05/02/2018 8:53:24 AM PDT by caww
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Whatever happened with that young guy a few years ago who crossed the border into NK just to see if he could? People like that should not expect the US to waste time and effort to get them out of the messes they intentionally put themselves in.


7 posted on 05/02/2018 9:26:31 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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I don’t know....but these three need to be brought home.


8 posted on 05/02/2018 9:54:29 AM PDT by caww
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