Yonhap — A former Korean-American professor was arrested in North Korea last week, becoming the third U.S. citizen to be detained by the communist country as of late, according to sources Sunday.
The U.S. citizen, identified only by his surname Kim, was arrested by North Korean authorities on Friday at Pyongyang International Airport on his way out of the country, said the sources, who asked not to be named.
Kim, a former professor at the Yanbian University of Science and Technology in his late 50s, has been engaged in aid and relief programs to North Korea.
He reportedly was in the North for about a month to discuss relief activities. The reason for his arrest was not clear.
The detainment is the latest in a series of American nationals being arrested in North Korea. Two other U.S. citizens — college student Otto Warmbier and Korean-American pastor Kim Dong-chul — are also currently detained in the North after being sentenced to long prison terms for what Pyongyang calls subversive acts against the country.
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