A sign shows the temperature in front of the Light Korean Presbyterian Church, where Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim is the head pastor, in Mississauga, Ontario March 5, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
TORONTO (Reuters) - The head pastor of one of Canada's largest congregations, who has been detained by North Korea since February, appeared before media in Pyongyang and admitted to allegations against him, a spokeswoman for his Toronto-area church said on Thursday.
Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim, from the 3,000-member Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, was seen on video apparently confessing to crimes in front of reporters, said church spokeswoman Lisa Pak.
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