US journalist detained in Myanmar while boarding flight home

Family of Danny Fenster voice concern for his welfare after he was held by authorities in Yangon international airport

The US editor of a Myanmar-based news outlet has been detained by authorities while trying to board a flight out of the country, his employers have said.

Danny Fenster, a US citizen and managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, was detained at Yangon international airport, the outlet said in a statement on Monday.