The family has announced the death of Otto Warmbier, recently released in a comatose state after 17 months in captivity in North Korea for apparently considering taking, but ultimately not taking, a propaganda poster as a souvenir on a college trip to the country.

These are not nice people, Donald Trump. The family’s statement, posted by NBC:

My original post incorrectly listed his captivity in years, not months.

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More reporting on the case here.

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