North Korea vows to 'ruthlessly punish' detained US citizens
North Korea on Thursday reserved its sovereign right to "ruthlessly punish" US citizens which it has detained for crimes against the country's government. This comes after North Korea detained two US citizens in the last month. North Korea also slammed US media reports that said the arrests were a bargaining ploy as "pure ignorance".
North Korea said on Thursday it is its sovereign right to "ruthlessly punish" American citizens it has detained for crimes against its government system, saying US media's description of such arrests as a bargaining ploy was "pure ignorance."