U.S. officials said they have the American soldier who crossed into North Korea in July after he was expelled from that country.

<div class="block">U.S. officials said they have the American soldier who crossed into North Korea in July after he was expelled from that country.</div>

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U.S. Officials Have Private Travis King in Custody

US. Officials announced they have the American soldier who crossed into North Korea in US custody in China. Earlier North Korea said they had finished their investigation into us. Army private Travis King and intended to expel him from the country. King was set to be sent to the US for a disciplinary action. When he instead left the airport and illegally crossed the border into North Korea. He was immediately detained. North Korean officials previously claimed he entered the country because of racial mistreatment in the army and that he was quote disillusioned about the unequal US society.