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Press Release | July 18, 2023

JSA Incident

USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea - A U.S. National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident.
공동경비구역을 견학하던 미국인 명이 무단으로 군사분계선을 넘어 월북하는 사건이 발생하였습니다. 우리는 현재 북한이 인원의 신병을 확보하고 있는 것으로 파악하고 있으며, 사건 해결을 위해 북한군과 협조하고 있습니다.
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