Friday, January 22, 2016
Kim Jong Pudge randomly detains US student
Once again in need of attention the world's greatest attention whore Kim Jong Pudge has made a move for the spotlight. As usual, other than his standard attention whoring, no one knows quite why he did it.
North Korea has detained a U.S. university student, the third western citizen known to be held in the isolated state, for committing a "hostile act" and wanting to "destroy the country's unity," its government said Friday.His crime was probably that of being Moe when the border guards started a round of Eeny, Meeny, Miney Moe.
Otto Frederick Warmbier, 21, of the University of Virginia, was in North Korea for a five-day New Year trip and was detained at Pyongyang airport on Jan. 2 ahead of a flight back to China, said Gareth Johnson of Young Pioneer Tours, which organized the visit.
According to the North's official KCNA news agency, Warmbier entered North Korea as a tourist and "was caught committing a hostile act against the state," which it said was "tolerated and manipulated by the U.S. government."
The U.S. State Department, in a statement, said it was aware of reports that a U.S. citizen had been detained in North Korea but gave no other details, citing privacy concerns.
Johnson said China-based Young Pioneer Tours was in contact with Warmbier's family and U.S. officials.
"We are in touch with Otto's family, the U.S. State Department and the Embassy of Sweden in Pyongyang and doing all we can to secure his release," Johnson told Reuters.
The Swedish Embassy represents U.S. interests in North Korea.
KCNA said Warmbier had entered the country with an "aim to destroy the country's unity." It did not elaborate.
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