FOX News: US officials say Travis King is in American custody after months of detainment in North Korea
A US official confirms to Fox News Digital that US Army Private Travis King is safely in US custody
The North Korean government has released a U.S. serviceman after holding him in detainment since July, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
The North Korean government returned U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King to U.S. custody in mainland China on Wednesday following months of imprisonment, according to North Korean state outlets and the U.S. National Security Council.
"The relevant organ of the [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] decided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the U.S. Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republic," state media outlet Korean Central News Agency wrote early Wednesday, according to translations provided by Yonhap News Agency.
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WNU Editor: There was no "upside" for the North Koreans to keep him.
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