Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War was pulled off a plane last month in North Korea and is being detained in that country.
North Korea said on Saturday it had arrested American veteran Merrill Newman for “hostile acts” against the state and accused him of being “a criminal” involved in the killing of civilians during the Korean War in the 1950s.
North Korea published the following apology letter on Saturday, allegedly written by the veteran. It is not known if the apology was coerced or written by him.
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