It has been revealed that the American citizen in detention in North Korea is a Korean-American in his 60s who appears to have been arrested in connection with missionary activities.
Citing related sources, Yonhap News reported this morning that the man is a member of a Korean church living in Orange County, California.
The man, who reportedly does hold a North Korean visa, is said to travel regularly between North Korea and the U.S. on business, conducting missionary work at the same time.
According to one source cited by Yonhap, “We know that many Korean churches in America have been doing missionary work in North Korea. It appears that this accident happened within that process.”
