Australian man missing in North Korea
Australia does not have a diplomatic presence in North Korea and is ‘urgently seeking clarification’ on the missing student
27 June 2019 - 12:21
Sydney — Australia’s foreign affairs department said on Thursday that it was seeking urgent clarification of media reports that an Australian man who was reported missing by friends had been detained in North Korea.
The department did not identify the man because of privacy concerns but Australian and South Korean media identified him as Alek Sigley, a university student in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital...
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