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Omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- 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 country after becoming disillusioned with American society. Pvt. Travis King, 23, had been deployed in South Korea and spent 47 days in a local jail after an altercation with locals, according to U.S. officials. After his release, he booked a tour of the Demilitarized Zone, during which he ran across the border. North Korea responded early this month to questions about King, U.S. officials said at t...

Yank had dashed across the demilitarized zone as he was supposed to be en route to face American military authorities for questioning about his jailing in…

North Korea on Wednesday confirmed publicly for the first time that US Army Private Travis King crossed into its territory.

Pyongyang confirms detention of missing American private who crossed from South Korea last month

The Pentagon says it has not had contact with Travis T. King, the U.S. soldier who North Korea is claiming crossed into its borders willingly to escape racial discrimination.