In North Korea, another American citizen was arrested on suspicion of committing "hostile actions" directed against the state.

According to the Russian service of the BBC, this is the second such arrest in the last two weeks.

It is noted that, according to a report by the North Korean agency of the CTC, the detainee - a staff member of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology Kim Hak Son, was detained on May 6.

Earlier, North Korean media reported the detention in late April of US citizen Kim San Dok (Tony Kim), who is accused of trying to overthrow the North Korean government. He worked at the same university as Kim Hak Son.

Total under arrest in North Korea now contains three American citizens.

Earlier it was reported that US President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of a serious conflict with the DPRK, but he expressed hope for a peaceful resolution of the crisis.

Recall, in the morning of April 29 in North Korea, failed tests of a ballistic missile. However, the unsuccessful launch was already reacted by US President Donald Trump. "North Korea does not respect the aspirations of China and its respected president, having carried out today the launch of the missile, albeit an unsuccessful one. Bad, "- wrote Trump on his Twitter page.

The US, in turn, sent to the shores of the DPRK a strike group of the fleet led by the aircraft carrier "Karl Vinson". Pyongyang announced its readiness to sink the American ship. The US Navy on April 29 passed the Korean Strait and entered the Sea of ??Japan. In addition to the nuclear aircraft carrier "Karl Vinson" in the Sea of ??Japan will also be aircraft carriers "Ronald Reagan" and "Nimitz".

As reported, the administration of the US President Donald Trump ponders the expansion of political and economic pressure on North Korea.