British journalist detained, to be expelled from North Korea

  09 May 2016    Read: 875
British journalist detained, to be expelled from North Korea
A correspondent with BBC broadcaster has been detained and is awaiting deportation from North Korea.
A correspondent with the United Kingdom’s BBC broadcaster has been detained and is awaiting deportation from North Korea, the outlet said Monday.

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was detained on the fourth and last day of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) congress.

A CNN correspondent suggested via Twitter that Wingfield-Hayes` detention and intended expulsion was due to "reporting deemed disrespectful" toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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