Otto Frederick Warmbier a 21 year-old student from the United States has been dubbed as a “terrorist” by the Official North Korean Central News Agency. They stated that he had went to North Korea as a tourist but his real focus would have been to perpetrating a hostile act against the regime.
The spokesperson of the United States Department Deputy stated that: The welfare of U.S. citizens is one of the Department’s highest priorities, we have no further information to share due to privacy considerations.”
The tour group which Otto Frederick Warmbier was part of stated that: “We can confirm that the reports that one of our clients is being detained inPyongyang are true”.