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NKorea sentences US man to 8 years of hard labor (AP)

April 6th, 2010

FILE - In this file photo taken on Jan. 12, 2010, American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, whose identification was made by Seoul-based activist Jo Sung-rae, participates in a rally organized by Jo denouncing North Korean's human rights conditions at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea. The North announced Monday, March 22, 2010, that it will put Gomes on trial, apparently referring to an American it has said arrested on Jan. 25 for trespassing after crossing into the country from China. North Korea says it has sentenced an American man to eight years' hard labor for entering the country illegally and unspecified hostile acts. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)AP - North Korea said Wednesday it has sentenced an American man to eight years’ hard labor and a fine equivalent to $700,000 for entering the country illegally and unspecified hostile acts.


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