Reports: South Korean Held in Russia for Spying was a Missionary

FILE - Flags of Russia and North Korea are seen in front of the central railway station in Vladivostok, Russia, April 24, 2019. A South Korean missionary who reportedly worked with North Korean laborers in Vladivostok has been accused of espionage, according to media reports.

A South Korean citizen arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage was a missionary who supported North Korean laborers based in Russia's Far East, South Korean media reports said on Tuesday.