North Korea has detained its’ fourth citizen of the United States. Kim Hak-song worked at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology and was held in North Korea on May 6,2017. The news…
North Korea detains another American over alleged hostile acts https: //t.co/8CWqNAHzXo pic.twitter.com/zWWPuWqIHX
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 7,2017
In the past, the United States has accused North Korea of detaining its citizens to use them as pawns.
It was founded in 2010 by a Korean-American Christian entrepreneur. Much of the costs of the University is funded by U. S. and South Korea Christian charities. In North Korea, there are several lecturers who are foreigners teaching at the university.
The fourth detainment of a U. S. citizen comes at the heels of North Korea has just threatened to strike United States aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, with one single strike. The newspaper likened the U. S. aircraft carrier to a “gross animal” and said a strike on the carrier would be “an actual example to show our military’s force.”
North Korea Threatens To Sink US Aircraft Carrier With ‘A Single Strike’ https: //t.co/rTDIMccTjH
— Inquisitr News (@theinquisitr) April 23,2017
Pyongyang has threatened to carry out a new nuclear tests against UN sanctions. North Korea maintains that their nuclear program was created for self-defense. The reclusive state has warned the United States of a nuclear attack in response to any aggression.
On Friday, North Korea accused US and South Korean agents of plotting to kill its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. The U. S. and South Korean governments declined to comment on the allegations. Experts were quite skeptical about the claims.
The other United States citizens detained in the DPRK are:
US citizen has been detained in North Korea, according to Sweden, which represents US interests there in North Korea https: //t.co/4Vve59Tf8e pic.twitter.com/MSMns55ucQ
— CNN (@CNN) April 23,2017
“He was prevented from getting on the flight out of Pyongyang… We don’ t comment further than this.”
Kim Dong Chul, a naturalized U. S. citizen of Korean origin, was arrested in October of 2015. North Korea sentenced him to 10 years of hard labor on espionage charges in 2016.
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