He 75-year-old Australian is the second foreignChristian missionary to be held by North Korea. |
The above image is John Short,75, who is being arrested in Pyongyang, North Korea. 'This is his second trip to North Korea and has not been back since 3 days(48 hours). I'm not upset,we'r christian missionaries and we have tremendous support for what we do', Karen Short, John's wife told Reuters news agency on Wednesday
Records show he is the second christian missionary being held captive by North Korea,seconded ,is Karen Bae ,a South Korean with U.S citizenship.The family's press release also reported the tour company as saying that North Korean officials had refused to take their calls. Pyongyang has not confirmed Short's detention.The Australian government, which does not have diplomatic relations with North Korea, is using its consulate in Seoul and the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang to handle the case. “We are in close contact with Swedish officials in Pyongyang to seek their assistance in confirming the well-being of Mr. Short and to obtain more information," said an Australian embassy spokesman in Seoul, explaining that its capacity to deliver consular services in Pyongyang was "extremely limited" reports Aljazeera
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