US soldier held in North Korea: What happened to Americans detained by Pyongyang in the past?

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Over the past three decades, several US citizens have been held in North Korea for illegally entering the country or on espionage charges. Most of them were civilians and many were sentenced to years of hard labour and only released after high-level diplomacy. Some have died in Pyongyang custody. Here are some of the best-known recent cases of Americans who have ended up locked up in North Korea.

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