North Korea to indict US citizen on coup charges

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Source: BBC News

A US citizen is soon to go on trial on charges including attempting to overthrow North Korea's government, the North's official news agency says.

KCNA says that Pae Jun-Ho has admitted the charges, without specifying when the trial will start.

Pae Jun-Ho, who is known in the US as Kenneth Bae, was held last year after entering North Korea as a tourist.

His indictment comes amid growing tension in relations between Pyongyang and Washington.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22320287

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North Korea says American tourist it is holding will face trial.

(Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday a Korean-American tourist, who has been held in prison by the reclusive state since late last year, will face trial for "committing crimes" against the North, a move that could further stoke tensions with the United States.

Kenneth Bae, 44, was in a group of five tourists who visited the northeastern city of Rajin on a five-day trip last November and has been held by police since then.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/27/uk-korea-north-bae-idUKBRE93Q01L20130427