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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

US journalists held in North Korea

Two American journalists on a reporting trip to the border between China and North Korea have been detained by the North Korean military. Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, and Euna Lee, a Korean-American, were believed to have been detained by North Korean border guards along with their Chinese guide

A South Korean reporter who met the American journalists in Seoul before they left for China last week said they worked for the Vanguard programme of Current TV, a global cable television network founded by former vice president Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt,.
(Via IHT)

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