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White House Press Secy roughed up by North Korea security guards during Trump-Kim meet

The jostling grew especially intense as reporters tried to enter a room inside the Freedom House on the southern side of Panmunjom where Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un were meeting after exchanging initial handshakes on the border.

Edited by: AP Seoul Updated on: June 30, 2019 16:05 IST
President Donald Trump walks to the North Korean side of
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President Donald Trump walks to the North Korean side of the border with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea.

President Donald Trump's historic first steps into North Korea sparked a scuffle between reporters and North Korean security guards, with officials shoving and trying to block the press.

Also roughed up in the fracas was incoming Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, who ended up with bruises.

The jostling grew especially intense as reporters tried to enter a room inside the Freedom House on the southern side of Panmunjom where Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un were meeting after exchanging initial handshakes on the border. 

North Korean guards tried to physically prevent members of the U.S. press pool from entering the room, pushing and shoving, and the Secret Service stepped in to intervene. 

Earlier, President Donald Trump said he "was proud" to step over the demarcation line between North and South Korea, becoming the first U.S. president to enter North Korea.

Thanking Kim, Trump said that if the North Korean leader hadn't shown up for the meeting, the press would have made Trump look bad.

Kim said he was surprised by Trump's last-minute invitation to meet at the Korean Demilitarized Zone on Sunday. 

But he says he hopes the meeting "can be the foundation for better things in the future.

ALSO READ | Trump becomes first sitting US leader to enter North Korea

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