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#286: US Student Arrested In North Korea During Vacation & Mysteriously “Brain Dead” 18 Months Later

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The Case of Robert Otto in North Korea

North Korea diplomats were arranged to meet in the US to talk about Otto's potential release. A year and a half into it, news came out that Otto was in critical condition. He had eaten a meal of spinach and pork and contracted foodborne illness like botulism. The US now demanded Otto's return on humanitarian grounds.

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