SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea on Wednesday confirmed the detention of another American citizen for alleged acts of hostility aimed at overthrowing the country. Kim Sang Dok, an accounting instructor at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, was “intercepted” at Pyongyang International Airport on April 22, according to the Korean Central News Agency. He is now the third American being detained in North Korea. Analysts say North Korea often attempts to use foreign detainees to wrest outside concessions, which in the past have sometimes involved high-profile American missions sent to secure the release of detainees. The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology is the only privately funded university in North Korea.

Source: National Post May 03, 2017 18:33 UTC