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Published: 02/5/10

North Korea Frees American Missionary

By  not in system - AOL News
North Korea Frees American Missionary

BEIJING (Feb. 6) -- Looking pale and drawn, an American missionary headed home Saturday after North Korea released him from six weeks' detention for crossing its border on Christmas Day to protest religious suppression in the totalitarian regime. Robert Park, his eyes almost closed, made no comment as U.S. consular officials guided him to a transit area in Beijing's airport after his morning arrival from North Korea. He was to leave later in the day for the United States, U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said. "We welcome North Korea's release of Robert Park," Stevenson said. Los ...

Published: 01/28/10

North Korea Detains Second US Citizen

By  Michelle Ruiz - AOL News
North Korea Detains Second US Citizen

(Jan. 28) -- For the second time in the last month, a U.S. citizen has been detained in North Korea. In a brief news dispatch today, North Korea said it arrested an American man for illegally entering the country from the Chinese border. The unidentified man was detained on Monday and is being questioned, according to the Korean Central News Agency. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment today. The U.S. embassies in Beijing and Seoul offered no comment. Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty ImagesNorth Korean soldiers talk at a guard post along the Chinese ...

Published: 12/29/09

American Missionary Is Believed Held by North Korea

By  Tom Kavanagh - Politics Daily
American Missionary Is Believed Held by North Korea

An Arizona man intent upon bringing a message of "Christ's love" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is apparently in custody after entering the communist nation on Christmas Eve. The state-run Korea Central News Agency said that an American was arrested after entering North Korea from China and is "now under investigation by a relevant organ." It did not identify him, but the man is believed to be Robert Park, a 28-year-old Korean-American missionary who posted his intentions on a Web site earlier this month. CNN reports that the U.S. State Department has not been able to confirm Park's ...

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