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State Department update ‘strongly urges’ against travel to N.Korea

Newly posted update includes 'crimes' U.S. citizens may potentially be detained over while in DPRK

The U.S. Department of State on Monday updated its travel warning for North Korea, advising its citizens of the “unduly harsh” sentences imposed by the DPRK government.

The previous update, in place since November 20 of last year, has undergone some slight changes, including the listing of specific crimes U.S. citizens could be detained for while in the country.

“The State Department strongly urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to North Korea due to the serious risk of arrest and long-term detention under North Korea’s system of law enforcement, which imposes unduly harsh sentences …” the update, posted on