A news report said Sunday that it is likely North Korea has sent two American journalists detained last week to the capital of Pyongyang for interrogation. | An interrogation that is likely to be long and painful. But I don't think we'll be hearing much from the Red Thingy or Amnesia International ... |
The North's official news agency, KCNA, said Saturday the Americans were taken into custody Tuesday while crossing the North Korea-China border. It said the matter is under investigation.
South Korean media reports said Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained with their Chinese guide near the Tumen River, along North Korea's border with China.
In Washington, a State Department official said the United States has contacted North Korea about the matter through its mission to the United Nations in New York. The official says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is very involved in the case.