Man Detained by North Korea , Believed to Be US Soldier.
On July 18, the United Nations Command announced in a tweet that a U.S. national is being held by North Korea, CNN reports. .
The man, now thought to be a U.S. soldier, reportedly crossed North and South Korea's Military Demarcation line, which resulted in his detainment.
CNN reports that the
Military Demarcation Line is only
represented by a small line on the ground. .
A single step over it determines whether one is standing in North Korea or South Korea.
When Joint Security Area (JSA) tours
are conducted, participants are typically
kept 20 yards away from the line.
The soldier's detainment comes at a time of raised tensions between the U.S., its allies and North Korea.
Kim Jong Un has been ramping up intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
Also on July 18, a nuclear-capable American submarine
made a port call at South Korea's port of Busan
for the first time in over 40 years, CNN reports.
Also on July 18, a nuclear-capable American submarine
made a port call at South Korea's port of Busan
for the first time in over 40 years, CNN reports.
During a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) summit in April, U.S President Joe Biden and South Korean President
Yoon Suk Yeol revealed measures intended to force North Korea to think twice about attacking its southern neighbor