North Korea detains American tourist for 'rash behaviour' at immigration

[cbayer]

Source: The Guardian

Country's news agency reports that 24-year-old was put in custody after tearing up his tourist visa at the point of entry

theguardian.com, Friday 25 April 2014 16.38 BST

North Korea has detained a US citizen for "rash behaviour" while passing through immigration, the official KCNA news agency said on Friday as President Barack Obama started a two-day visit to South Korea.

In a brief despatch, KCNA said the American, identified as Miller Matthew Todd, 24, had been taken into custody on 10 April for "his rash behaviour in the course of going through formalities for entry" into North Korea.

KCNA said he remained in detention and was under investigation.

The two-week delay in announcing the incident suggested it was timed to coincide with Obama's visit.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/25/north-korea-detains-american-tourist-violation-legal-order

[sharp_stick]

1. If true

I wonder how happy Miller Mathew Todd is right now thinking about his bright idea to make a political point upon entering a shithole like North Korea?

[KamaAina]

2. Was it this guy?

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. GMTA!

I had the same thought.

[davidpdx]

9. Authorities reportedly couldn't tell

and said they'd have to remove his lips from Kim Jong Um's butt before identifying him.

[Jesus Malverde]

3. awesome...nt

[KinMd]

4. My question is...

unless you had family there, of all the places in world to visit..WHY North Korea?

[seveneyes]

5. No points for intelligent moves

Ignoring the fact that it's pure insanity to even visit NK, how stupid does one have to be to taunt a despot like NK?

[okaawhatever]

6. Gee, I wonder if he really tore up his tourist visa? nt

[sofa king]

7. "Rash behavior" is immigrating to North Korea.

Isn't it amusing that the North Koreans concluded the same, from a completely different line of reasoning.

And there's something we can all agree on: this guy is an asshole.

[davidpdx]

10. If this guy is stupid enough to do this, we should just leave him there

It seems like there is always an American being held by the North Koreans. People go there are their own risk.