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A US STUDENT has been arrested in North Korea over what the rogue state has described as a “hostile act”.
He has been identified as University of Virginia student Otto Frederick Warmbier who the country has said entered with the purpose of destroying its “unity”.
His arrest has been confirmed by North Korean news agency KCNA.
Further details of his acts were not given, but the country has said that he is now under investigation.
The BBC is reporting that Warmbier is the third westerner being held by North Korea.
Garth Johnson from China-based Young Pioneer Tours has said that the 21-year-old was part of one of its North Korean tours when he was detained on 2 January.
He went on to say that his organisation had been in touch with the US State Department and the Swedish Embassy in North Korea, which has responsibility for US interests in the country.
This move comes at a time of heightened tensions between the North Korea and the west.
Earlier this month it claimed to have successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb, something that was met with an immediate international backlash. The UN Security Council said it was considering taking action to punish the country.
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More than likely volunteers..great people..very skilful and courageous..if anything goes wrong,who rescues them?
Aquaman?
It the Guy who runs the shop in the village and his mates , and forget volunteering unless you are one of his mates , being a qualified doctor with thousands of KM under you belt would have no effect in bumping you up the so called waiting list to join.
And without going into it too much , because most people are not interested or only want to hear sentiments like ‘front line’ , ‘first responders’ , ‘heroes’ etc , which some of them certainly are , people who work at sea have been concerned for years about how these stations are run and the quality of the crews.
Its just a little difficult to even positively criticize the training or competence of well meaning and interested crews who risk their lives by going out in survival conditions …
Tell us more…reading between your lines suggests you know that of which you speak…constructive criticism……
Probably a little inappropriate my friend hence all the red thumbs…
Funny comment all the same..you got green from me
A bigger off-shore lifeboat
If my comment seems flippant, please bear in mind that I am responding to Joachin “Britain First” Peiper.
What’s up Justreadin?
Did they reject your application?
God bless the poor child and parents iv kids myself they and are constant threat to them self’s
Ya call more, they will come and will help.
Why was the poor young boy put in danger? Mind boggling!! The parents have a lot of answering to do.
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