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US soldier is expelled from North Korea and is in US custody

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Travis King defected to North Korea to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army," state media said Wednesday. Pyongyang's first official confirmation they were holding the American soldier. King was part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18.
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American soldier Travis King, who had entered North Korea without authorization, has been repatriated to the United States. This was reported by a source in the U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday. The 23-year-old soldier was previously deported to China by North Korea.

·Hasselt, Belgium
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American soldier Travis King, who had entered North Korea without authorization, has been repatriated to the United States. This was reported by a source in the U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday. The 23-year-old soldier was previously deported to China by North Korea.

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