朝鲜以“反政府罪名”拘留一名美国学生

North Korea says it has detained a U.S. student on suspicion of carrying out an unspecified "hostile act against the state."

The Korean Central News Agency says the student, identified as Otto Frederick Warmbier from the University of Virginia, entered North Korea as a tourist with the aim "to destroy the country's unity."

KCNA did not lay out the student's alleged crimes, but said his acts were "tolerated and manipulated by the U.S. government." It did not elaborate, but said an investigation was under way.

According to his LinkedIn page, Warmbier is an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia where he is studying economics and global sustainability.

He was arrested on January 2 while on a tour of North Korea arranged by Young Pioneer Tours, according to the Reuters news agency. The tour company said it was doing "all we can" to secure Warmbier's release.

Reuters also quoted an official at the U.S. embassy in Seoul as saying Washington was aware of the reports of the arrest.