The crossing comes at a sensitive time amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula, with the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-armed submarine
has been testing increasingly powerful missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, including a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile launched last week.
The person was taking part in a tour to the Joint Security Area on the demilitarized zone border separating the two Koreas since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War where soldiers from both sides stand guard. “We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” it added, referring to North Korea’s People’s Army.
Colonel Isaac Taylor, spokesperson for the U.S. military in South Korea and the U.N. Command, declined to confirm whether the individual was a U.S. Army soldier or a member of USFK, saying he had nothing to add to the U.N. Command statement.The White House, the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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