SEOUL: A North Korean court Monday sentenced two US women journalists to 12 years in a labour camp for an illegal border crossing and an unspecified "grave crime," state media reported.
A five-day trial "confirmed the grave crime they committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing," the Korean news agency said.
The Central Court "sentenced each of them to 12 years of reform through labour." The sentences will further fuel tensions with Washington after the North's April 5 rocket launch and May 25 nuclear test.
The US State Department said it is "deeply concerned" and is using all possible channels to secure their release.
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