March 19, 2024
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North Korea Confirms Arrest of “Kenneth” Bae

Bae, owner of "Nation Tours", suggested to have been conducting religious activities in the DPRK under guise of tourism

Confirming exclusive reports on NK NEWS two weeks ago, North Korea's KCNA today revealed the arrest of Kenneth Bae (Pae Jun Ho), an American citizen, on charges of committing “hostile acts against the republic". A report issued by KCNA today said, "in the process of investigation evidence proving that he committed a crime against the DPRK was revealed. He admitted his crime."

Bae, the owner of "Nation Tours", a North Korea tour company that some have claimed may have been involved in religious / proselytizing activities, reportedly entered the northeastern port city of Rajin on 3 November with tourists for a five-day trip that he never returned from.

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