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| North Korea 'detains US tourist' at immigration | North Korea 'detains US tourist' at immigration |
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| North Korea has detained a 24-year-old US tourist, reportedly for "rash behaviour" at immigration, the state news agency says. | North Korea has detained a 24-year-old US tourist, reportedly for "rash behaviour" at immigration, the state news agency says. |
| KCNA news agency said the American, named "Miller Matthew Todd", 24, had been taken into custody on 10 April. | |
| This was due to "his rash behaviour in the course of going through formalities for entry" into North Korea, it added. | This was due to "his rash behaviour in the course of going through formalities for entry" into North Korea, it added. |
| The news was released as US President Barack Obama held talks with his South Korean counterpart on his Asia tour. | The news was released as US President Barack Obama held talks with his South Korean counterpart on his Asia tour. |
| KCNA said Mr Todd had torn up his tourist visa, shouting that he had "come to the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) after choosing it as a shelter". | KCNA said Mr Todd had torn up his tourist visa, shouting that he had "come to the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) after choosing it as a shelter". |
| No reason was given for the two-week delay in the announcement of his detention. | No reason was given for the two-week delay in the announcement of his detention. |
| North Korea is currently holding US-Korean missionary Kenneth Bae, who was arrested in November 2012. | North Korea is currently holding US-Korean missionary Kenneth Bae, who was arrested in November 2012. |
| He is serving 15 years of hard labour after being convicted of trying to overthrow the government. | He is serving 15 years of hard labour after being convicted of trying to overthrow the government. |
| Efforts from Washington to secure Bae's release have so far been unsuccessful. | Efforts from Washington to secure Bae's release have so far been unsuccessful. |
| US President Obama earlier said America stood "shoulder to shoulder" with South Korea over North Korean provocation. | |
| He spoke after holding talks with South Korean leader Park Geun-hye. |