US Citizen Detained in North Korea

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An undated handout picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers Party, on 05 June 2014 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the Taedonggang Combined Fruit Farm and Taedonggang Combined Fruit Processing Factory in Pyongyang, North Korea. EPA/RODONG SINMUN

SEOUL (DPA) — A US citizen has been arrested in North Korea for allegedly breaking visa rules, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said Friday.

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The US citizen is being questioned, Yonhap reported, citing Pyongyang's Korea Central News Agency.

The tourist entered North Korea on April 29 and is the third US national held by the North.