April 26, 2024
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N. Korea arrests S. Korean for ‘illegally entering’ DPRK territory

NYU confirms South Korean national is student there, not currently enrolled

North Korea arrested a South Korean national and New Jersey resident for "illegally entering the DPRK," the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) announced on Saturday.

Won Moon-joo, aged 21 and a current student at New York University (NYU), was arrested after "crossing the Amnok River from Dandong, China on April 22," the KCNA said.

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