UN Command says US soldier is in custody after crossing border without authorisation
A US soldier who crossed into North Korea during a tour of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) on Tuesday was believed to have been taken into custody, creating a fresh headache for the Joe Biden White House amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions.
UN Command, which oversees the DMZ between South Korea and North Korea, said: “A US national on a [joint security area] orientation tour crossed, without authorisation, the military demarcation line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
