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US student dies after release from N. Korea
Otto Warmbier, the US student released in a coma last week after nearly 18 months in detention in North Korea, died on Monday, prompting President Donald Trump to slam the "brutal regime" in Pyongyang. The 22-year-old was medically evacuated to the United States last Tuesday, suffering from severe brain damage. "The awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible," the family said in a statement announcing Warmbier's death.
The three US citizens still detained in North Korea
Otto Warmbier was held in North Korea for 17 months in prison. When Otto Warmbier was flown home from North Korea last Tuesday, three other US citizens remained behind. The state department’s special envoy on North Korea, Joseph Yun, met with the three detainees while he was negotiating Warmbier’s release, and said he would like to see them freed as well, according to a state department spokesperson.
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