Is it all about the "satellite" launch and the weapons talks, is that why American journalists are being held hostage by the North Korean government while we dither.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had seen media reports that two journalists detained by North Korea had been charged with spying, but backed away from suggestions that it had independently confirmed this.
"The U.S. is aware of South Korean press stories reporting on South Korean sources claiming that the DPRK (North Korea) is investigating the two journalists for 'espionage,'" State Department spokesman Robert Wood said in a statement.
North Korea's formal name is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"We are in touch with the DPRK through various channels, and the only statement that the DPRK has made to us says only that the DPRK believes that the two journalists crossed the DPRK border illegally," Wood added in his written statement.
"This is what I was referring to in my comments during the daily briefing."
The United States, which does not have a diplomatic presence in North Korea, is trying to resolve the case of the two journalists, who were arrested by North Korean guards at the border with China last week.
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