Last month, North Korean authorities detained Tony Kim, an American accounting instructor, at Pyongyang's airport. Above, a plane sits at the Pyongyang airport on April 17. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way North Korea Says Detained American Had Intended To 'Subvert The Country' May 3, 2017 Tony Kim, an accounting instructor in his 50s, was detained at Pyongyang's airport in April. At least two other Americans are known to be held in North Korea, sentenced to prison and hard labor.