U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that North Korea’s announcement of a trial date for two American journalists could signal that their detention will be resolved soon
Clinton hopeful for detained U.S. journalists
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North Korea sets trial date for American journalists
Two American journalists will be tried in a North Korean court on June 4, Pyongyang’s official news agency said Thursday. The two reporters for Current TV, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, are accused of entering the country illegally and intending “hostile acts.” Ling and Lee were taken into custody March 17 along the China-North Korea border
Report: Reporters to be tried in N. Korea
North Korea has concluded an investigation of two detained American journalists, and they will stand trial, according to the nation’s state-run news service, KCNA. “A competent organ of (North Korea) concluded the investigation into the journalists of the United States,” the news service reported Friday. “The organ formally decided to refer them to a trial on the basis of the confirmed crimes committed by them.” The two journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, entered the country illegally and intended “hostile acts,” according to KCNA last month.
Report: North Korea planning to put American reporters on trial
Two American journalists detained in North Korea entered the country illegally and intended "hostile acts," according to the nation’s state-run news service, KCNA. “The illegal entry of U.S.