thursday and nearly 900 were hurt, near the holy city of mecca. the saudi health minister blaming the pilgrims for being undisciplined and not following instructions during a ritual. an nyu student detained in north korea after allegedly sneaking into that nation is speaking out this morning. cnn's international correspondent will ripley is live in pyongyang with the latest for us. will? >> reporter: michaela, just hours ago after months of uncertainty about the status of ju said he wants to come home. i spoke with him earlier this year back in may, weeks after he was detained in north korea. he admitted to traveling to china from the united states, where he was a student at nyu, crossing illegally into north korea and climbing through barbed wire fences and trying to get detained. i asked him why?