All the while, North Korea has been warning the United States that it will “mercilessly strike and wipe out” its enemies. North Korea later released grainy CCTV footage time-stamped 1:57 a.m. on New Year’s Day, showing a tall man pulling a propaganda sign off a hotel wall. Because the United States does not have diplomatic relations with North Korea, the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang represents American interests there. “We are aware of televised reports of another detainee in North Korea. Americans detained in North Korea could be “treated in accordance with ‘wartime law,’ ” says the latest advisory, updated last month.

Source: National Post September 24, 2016 19:07 UTC