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North Korean university names detained US citizen | North Korean university names detained US citizen |
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A North Korean university has named the US citizen detained on Saturday as Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim. | A North Korean university has named the US citizen detained on Saturday as Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim. |
The Korean-American lecturer taught at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) for several weeks prior to his arrest. | |
The investigation into Mr Kim was for matters "not connected in any way" to the university, PUST said in a statement to the BBC. | |
Mr Kim was arrested just as he was about to leave Pyongyang. | |
North Korean authorities have not yet disclosed the reason for the arrest. | |
According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, Mr Kim, who is in his late 50s, was involved in aid programmes and had been in North Korea to discuss relief activities. | According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, Mr Kim, who is in his late 50s, was involved in aid programmes and had been in North Korea to discuss relief activities. |
He reportedly taught at Yanbian University of Science and Technology in China, which is affiliated to PUST. The BBC's calls to Yanbian were not answered. | |
PUST's chancellor, Park Chan-mo, was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that Mr Kim "had been involved with some other activities outside PUST such as helping an orphanage". | PUST's chancellor, Park Chan-mo, was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying that Mr Kim "had been involved with some other activities outside PUST such as helping an orphanage". |
Third US citizen held | Third US citizen held |
The detention comes as tensions ratchet up in the Korean peninsula, with US warships steaming towards the region as Pyongyang threatens a "super-mighty pre-emptive strike". | The detention comes as tensions ratchet up in the Korean peninsula, with US warships steaming towards the region as Pyongyang threatens a "super-mighty pre-emptive strike". |
The US has in the past accused North Korea of detaining its citizens to use them as pawns. | The US has in the past accused North Korea of detaining its citizens to use them as pawns. |
Mr Kim is one of three US citizens currently being held by North Korea. | Mr Kim is one of three US citizens currently being held by North Korea. |
In April last year, Kim Dong-chul, a 62-year-old naturalised US citizen born in South Korea, was sentenced to 10 years' hard labour for spying. He was arrested the previous October. | In April last year, Kim Dong-chul, a 62-year-old naturalised US citizen born in South Korea, was sentenced to 10 years' hard labour for spying. He was arrested the previous October. |
US student Otto Warmbier, 21, was arrested in January last year for trying to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel while visiting North Korea. | US student Otto Warmbier, 21, was arrested in January last year for trying to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel while visiting North Korea. |
He was given 15 years' hard labour for crimes against the state in March 2016. | He was given 15 years' hard labour for crimes against the state in March 2016. |