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N. Korea allows consular access to U.S. citizen held for illegal entry: State Dept.
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has allowed consular access to an American citizen held since January for illegal entry to the reclusive communist state, the State Department said Monday.
"We can confirm that on March 14, the DPRK granted the Swedish embassy, our protecting power, consular access to a detained U.S. citizen," spokesman Philip Crowley said. "We're not at liberty to disclose his identity."
DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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