Russia confirms two US citizens have been held in the city of Novorossiysk. A spokesman for the Mormon church says the two are volunteers who were detained at a local meetinghouse.
Moscow Two US citizens have been detained in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk, the Russian Foreign Ministry told CNN on Wednesday.
"We can confirm information about the detention of a few US citizens," Maria Zakharova said in response to a question about reports of the detention of two members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Fast FactsEric Hawkins, a spokesman for the Mormon church, said authorities detained two church volunteers in Novorossiysk on Friday evening while they were at a local meetinghouse.
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