A U.S. national has been detained by North Korea after crossing the border from South Korea, the United Nations said Tuesday.

“A U.S. National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the U.N. Command said in a tweet posted in both English and Korean.

“We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the tweet said.

The unnamed person was on a tour of the Joint Security Area, part of the demilitarized zone between the two countries.

This is a developing story — check back here for updates soon.

Source: | This article originally belongs to Nbcnews.com

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