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King ran across the border from South Korea during a tour in July because he "harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment" the news agency KCNA reported.

Private Travis King has been held in North Korean custody since July when he suddenly ran across the demilitarized zone and appeared to dramativally defect - the tyrannical regime claims he was 'disillusioned at the unequal American society'

Travis King in its territory, adding that the soldier had sought refuge due to alleged maltreatment and racism he faced in the U.S. Army. What North Korea is saying: King, 23, who crossed the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on July 18, expressed “his willingness to seek refuge” in North Korea or a third country, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday. The soldier allegedly explained that he made the decision because he “harbored ill feelings against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.”

In its first comments on the story, state news agency KCNA says Travis King decided to enter North Korean territory last month, partly because he was "disillusioned at the unequal American society".

Detained US soldier Travis King entered North Korea because of inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army, the communist country's state media has claimed.