North Korea Says It Is Holding U.S. Student Over Hostile Act
- Claim follows North Korea's fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6
- Another man told CNN earlier he was detained U.S. citizen
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North Korea says it detained a U.S. university student for allegedly trying to overthrow the country under the “manipulation” of his government, the second alleged foreign spy to be announced since the regime conducted its fourth nuclear test early this month.
Warmbier Otto Frederick of “Virginia University of the U.S.” entered North Korea as a tourist and is being investigated after conducting hostile activities against the country, the official Korean Central News Agency said Friday in its English-language report.