試圖渡江進入朝鮮的美國公民被捕

South Korean soldiers have detained a U.S. citizen trying to swim across a river into North Korea.

The man, who appeared to be in his 30s, was arrested along the Han River late Tuesday.

According to local media, the swimmer told officials he wanted to visit the communist country to meet its leader, Kim Jong-un.韓國士兵在韓朝邊境拘捕了一名試圖遊過漢江進入朝鮮的美國公民。

韓國當地媒體報導說，這名看起來30幾歲的美國人在星期二試圖遊過漢江時被捕。

據報道，這名美國人說，他希望進入朝鮮，拜會朝鮮領導人金正恩。