North Koreans nab third American

Published June 6, 2014 5:20pm ET



North Korea’s propaganda outlet announced late Thursday that the government had detained an American visitor. The charge: Acting “contrary to the purposes of tourism.”

The Korean Central News Agency gave few details about the detainee, but reported his name as Jeffrey Edward Fowle. He entered the communist state as a tourist on April 29 and was detained just before leaving according to KCNA.

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