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May 2, 2013

North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen to 15 Years 
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North Korea has sentenced a U.S. citizen and human rights activist to 15
years of hard labor. Kenneth Bae is accused of committing unspecified
crimes against the state. A native of South Korea, Bae is a naturalized
U.S. citizen. Activists say he may have been detained after taking
pictures of starving children. Bae will likely be used as a bargaining
chip should the United States and North Korea hold talks.

 

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