Myanmar admits detaining pastors, suspects rebel links
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YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar authorities have announced the army detained two Kachin Baptist pastors whose disappearance raised concerns for their safety among human rights groups.
The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported Friday that the office of Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's leader, announced that the two men were suspected of recruiting and spying for Kachin ethnic rebels, as well as spreading false information on their behalf.
The two had disappeared last month after showing journalists a Catholic church allegedly damaged in airstrikes by Myanmar government forces.
