Updated 1545 EST to include remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Updated 1930 KST to include comments from U.S. Embassy Seoul

North Korea will deport a U.S. citizen detained after illegally entering the country last month, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.

The KCNA said the man, named in the report as Bruce Byron Lowrance, was detained after crossing into North Korea illegally from China on October 16.

Friday’s KCNA report said Lowrance had told investigators in North Korea he had “illegally entered the DPRK under the manipulation of the CIA.”

Following an investigation, North Korean