North Korea detains two US journalists

[bijou]

The arrest of the two women come as tensions rise over North Korean plans to test-fire a long-range missile in defiance of UN resolutions. They threaten to deepen tensions between the US and North Korea at a time when relations on the Korean peninsular are at their lowest ebb for almost a decade.

The reporters were named as Laura Ling and Euna Kim, both Korean-Americans working for a Californian-based online media outlet Current TV, according to reports on South Korean television station YTN.

They were reportedly taking footage for a despatch on North Korean refugees who flee their homeland's porous northern border for the relative safety of China.

YTN quoted a South Korean government official as saying North Korean guards crossed the border into Chinese territory to arrest the pair on Tuesday after they ignored warnings to stop filming.

Officials in Washington said they had "expressed concern" over the arrests to the government in Pyongyang and were now working with Chinese officials to ascertain the whereabouts of the two reporters.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5016053/North-Korea-detains-two-US-journalists.html

[Peter3_1]

Well, let's see how Mr. Obama handles this. I'm afraid it won't go well for these two nice women. I wonder how Hillary's going to like being ordered to be nice. Test one from N.K..

[docstew]

who wants to bet that China will raise a fuss about the Norks entering their territory, but not a peep from us about holding American citizens?

[Mr Mannn]

who wants to bet that China will raise a fuss about the Norks entering their territory, but not a peep from us about holding American citizens?

You pegged it. This will be spiked by the media because it might reflect poorly on O. Sad. These women will suffer to protect a presidential image.

Still, on the other hand, you don't willingly step foot in NK without understanding the risks of dealing with Psychopaths in power.

[bijou]

who wants to bet that China will raise a fuss about the Norks entering their territory, but not a peep from us about holding American citizens?

Except that they do work for Al Gore's tv station, so Obama may be forced to say something. Whether it is anything which helps them is another matter.

[Peter3_1]

Works for Algore, they're doomed.

[Ptarmigan]

North Korea is not trustworthy. They are always up to no good.