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A new image shows Private 2nd Class Travis King moments before he crossed the Joint Security Area into North Korea. King was being sent back to the U.S. after serving jail time in South Korea for assault when he crossed the border. U.S. officials believe King is still in North Korean custody.
While King's decision to make a dash into North Korea may have some propaganda value for Kim Jong Un, the soldier also poses a problem for a regime.
North Korea has not said anything about Private 2nd Class Travis King, a U.S. soldier who crossed the border from South Korea Tuesday. He "willfully" walked into North Korean territory, officials said. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
This week, U.S. soldier Travis King crossed the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, which separates South Korea and North Korea. He is believed to be in the custody of North Korean forces.
Private 2nd Class Travis King has only been in the Army since 2021, and he was supposed to be sent back to the U.S. after getting in trouble in South Korea.
Private Travis King was being sent back to the U.S. from South Korea after serving time there for assault, but rather than get on the plane, he joined a tour group headed for the heavily mined border area between North and South Korea. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.
The U.S. service member crossed the border so quickly that South Korean and American soldiers didn't have time to stop him, according to local media.
An American soldier is being held in North Korea after he willfully crossed the demilitarized zone. U.S. officials say Private 2nd Class Travis King was released from a South Korean detention facility a week ago after an altercation with locals. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "Face the Nation" Margaret Brennan has the latest.
A U.S. soldier is being detained in North Korea after officials said he crossed over into the country "willfully and without authorization." The soldier had been released from military detention and was being escorted out of South Korea, but he somehow joined a tour group after going through airport security. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest on how the Biden administration is responding to the situation.
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CBS News has learned the American who crossed into North Korea Tuesday morning is a U.S. soldier. He is said to have crossed over the military demarcation line from South Korea, and the North Koreans took him into custody. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Liz Palmer has the latest.
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