Freed US journalists welcomed home
Published:Wednesday | August 5, 2009 | 6:10 PM
Two US reporters freed from detention in North Korea have been reunited with their families in Los Angeles.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee were pardoned after former US President Bill Clinton visited Pyongyang.
The two women had been found guilty of entering North Korea illegally in March and sentenced to 12 years at hard labour.
US President Barack Obama reportedly praised Mr Clinton\'s humanitarian effort and said he hoped the reunited families would enjoy the coming days.
He also denied North Korean reports that Mr Clinton had apologized on behalf of the US for the actions of the two reporters, stressing that the former president carried no message to North Korea.