China arrests American Christian aid worker near North Korean border


  • World
  • Friday, 19 Dec 2014

The entrance to a vocational school ran by Peter Hahn, a 74-year-old Korean-American who is being investigated by Chinese authorities according to sources, is seen in the Chinese border city of Tumen, opposite the North Korean border town of Namyang, in Jilin province August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Megha Rajagopalan

BEIJING (Reuters) - China arrested on Friday a Korean American Christian aid worker who was being held near the country's border with North Korea, signalling a toughening crackdown on Christian activists in the sensitive region.

Peter Hahn, 74, is being charged with embezzlement and counterfeiting receipts, his lawyer, Zhang Peihong, told Reuters.

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