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King crossed into the North during a tour of the Joint Security Area inside South Koreas demilitarized zone in July.

North Korean state media said US Private Travis King fled into North Korea in order to escape the racial discrimination of the US Army.

North Korea on Wednesday said an American soldier who had crossed into North Korea on July 18 has admitted to illegally intruding into the North and expressed a willingness to seek refuge in the North or a third country, state media reported.

The Pentagon said that they cannot verify alleged comments by US Private King.

North Korea’s state media says Travis King confessed to crossing into the North because of ‘racial discrimination within the U.S. Army’

North Korea on Wednesday said an American soldier who had crossed into North Korea on July 18 has admitted to illegally intruding into the North and expressed a willingness to seek refuge in the... -Today at 05:24 pm- MarketScreener

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army", state media said on Wednesday, Pyongyang's first public acknowledgement of King crossing from South Korea on July 17. U.S. officials have said they believe King crossed the border intentionally, and have declined so far to classify him as a prisoner of war. North Korean investigators have also concluded...

The United States remains focused on ensuring the safe return of a U.S. service member who crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea last month, a U.S. Department of Defense...

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said that Travis King confessed to crossing into the North because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination wit...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has concluded that U.S. soldier Travis King wants refuge there or elsewhere because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the U.S. and the military, state media said on Wednesday.