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Man seeks asylum in N.Korea
SEOUL - A SECOND US citizen who was detained by North Korea for crossing the border has sought political asylum in the communist state, a South Korean newspaper said on Saturday.
The report by the conservative Dong-A Ilbo daily could not be confirmed independently.
Dong-A Ilbo, quoting an unidentified source, said the American was a 28-year-old man.
He crossed the border near the city of Tumen in northeast China into North Korea's Onsong County on Monday, the daily said.
'I came here because I did not want to serve as a cannon fodder in the capitalist military. I want to serve in the North Korean army,' the American was quoted as telling North Koreans, according to the daily.
However his identity including his name and occupation remained unknown, the paper said. The United States said on Friday it had been formally told by the North that it was holding a second US citizen and that authorities were investigating to find out the person's identity. -- AFP
SEOUL - A SECOND US citizen who was detained by North Korea for crossing the border has sought political asylum in the communist state, a South Korean newspaper said on Saturday.
The report by the conservative Dong-A Ilbo daily could not be confirmed independently.
Dong-A Ilbo, quoting an unidentified source, said the American was a 28-year-old man.
He crossed the border near the city of Tumen in northeast China into North Korea's Onsong County on Monday, the daily said.
'I came here because I did not want to serve as a cannon fodder in the capitalist military. I want to serve in the North Korean army,' the American was quoted as telling North Koreans, according to the daily.
However his identity including his name and occupation remained unknown, the paper said. The United States said on Friday it had been formally told by the North that it was holding a second US citizen and that authorities were investigating to find out the person's identity. -- AFP
