US Journalist Detained In Myanmar, His Employer Says

US citizen and managing editor of Frontier Myanmar Danny Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport as he attempted to board a flight out of the country, his employers said.

An American editor of a Myanmar-based news outlet was detained by authorities in Yangon as he attempted to board a flight out of the country Monday, his employers said. United States citizen and managing editor of Frontier Myanmar Danny Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport, his employers said in a statement on their verified Twitter account. "We do not know why Danny was detained and have not been able to contact him since this morning. We are concerned for his wellbeing and call for his immediate release," Frontier said. "Our priorities right now are to make sure he is safe and to provide him with whatever assistance he needs."