The North Korean government has detained and will expel part of the BBC’s news team in Pyongyang on Monday, according to the BBC’s breaking news service.

In addition to BBC Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, South Korea’s Yonhap News adds that the team’s producer and cameraman were also detained and are on route to the airport.

Hayes, Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard were all detained on Friday as they attempted to leave North Korea, the BBC reports. Hayes was questioned for eight hours and made to sign a statement.

The DPRK authorities found Hayes’ reporting disrespectful to leader Kim Jong