North Korea frees detained US citizen Jeffrey Fowle

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North Korea frees detained US citizen Jeffrey Fowle

(BBC) Jeffrey Fowle, one of three US citizens detained in North Korea, has been released, US officials say.

State department spokeswoman Marie Harf confirmed that Mr Fowle was on his way home on Tuesday following negotiations.

She said the US was working to secure the release of two other US nationals, Matthew Miller and Kenneth Bae, who remain in detention in North Korea.

The US has accused North Korea of using the detained Americans as pawns in a diplomatic game.

Mr Fowle, 56, entered North Korea on 29 April and was detained in early June as he was leaving the country. He was charged with "anti-state" crimes.

He was reported to have left a Bible in the toilet of a restaurant in the northern port city of Chongjin but his family have insisted that he was not on a mission for his church.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29714095


-- BBC 2014-10-22

[kamahele]

I'm glad for this man that he was released, however, I have to questions his smarts in bringing religious materials to a country famous for locking people up for...... bringing and leaving religious materials into their country.

[LawrenceChee]

Glad he is out as his family must be worried sick.

People should choose their destination especially if they are not savvy enough for the local political climate

[JacChang]

They injected him with ebola and send him back. Lol, what a smart move. Be worried when your enemy treats you nice, always a motive.