SEOUL - South Korea said yesterday a US citizen held in North Korea on spy charges was a China based missionary and denied he was working for Seoul. A foreign ministry official accused Pyongyang of fabricating the spying charge to force Washington into direct talks.
Seoul denies spy claim
SEOUL - South Korea said yesterday a US citizen held in North Korea on spy charges was a China based missionary and denied he…
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