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Thursday, August 17, 2023 - North Korea has finally confirmed that US soldier Travis King is being detained in the country — nearly a month after he ran across the border. King told North Korean investigators that he had decided to enter North Korea because he “harbored ill feelings against inhuman mistreatment and racial discrimination within…

King was travelling with a group tour to the border between North and South Korea when he crossed on 18 July

North Korea’s first public confirmation that a US soldier crossed into its territory in July has prompted an appeal from his family to treat him humanely, as questions remain about why he entered one of the most hostile countries on Earth at a time of heightened tensions on the peninsula.

Travis King, 23, dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while on a guided tour.

North Korea on Wednesday said the U.S. army private who crossed the border in July had "expressed his willingness to seek refuge" in the secretive ...