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North Korea expels BBC correspondent, team

India Blooms News Service | | May 10, 2016, at 05:07 am

#North Korea # BBC correspondent expelled # North Korea BBC

London, May 9 (IBNS) North Korea has expelled a BBC correspondent and his team after being detained over their reporting.

The correspondent has been identified as Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.

BBC website said: "Our correspondent, producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard were stopped by officials on Friday as they were about to leave North Korea."

"Wingfield-Hayes was questioned for eight hours by North Korean officials and made to sign a statement," the British media house said.

They flew to China capital Beijing from Pyongyang city in North Korea.

Maria Byrne tweeted: "We are very happy to be back in Beijing."

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