North Korea in a short assertion addressed the defection of U.S. Army Non-public 2nd Class Travis King, an American soldier who dashed throughout throughout the demilitarized zone and into the communist nation some two weeks in the past, officers revealed.
“I can affirm that the [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] has responded to United Nations Command, however I don’t have any substantial progress to learn out,” Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder mentioned throughout a briefing Tuesday. He added communication from North Korea got here by way of on Monday, although it was little greater than “an acknowledgement” King crossed into the nation, ABC News reported.
King, a cavalry scout within the Army since January 2021, raced throughout the border between North and South Korea on July 18, and was instantly detained as soon as on the opposite facet. Simply days earlier, the soldier had been launched from a South Korean detention facility, the place he spent 47 days on assault costs stemming from an altercation with locals.
Following his launch, King was alleged to fly again to Fort Bliss in Texas, the place he might have confronted extra army disciplinary actions and discharge from the service. As a substitute, he managed to escape his escorts at an airport exterior Seoul after which made his method again to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
There, he joined a bunch touring the Korean border village of Panmunjom and “willfully and with out authorization crossed the army demarcation line,” Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin on the time.
His actual situation and whereabouts stay unclear, although officers suspect he was initially taken to the capital metropolis of Pyongyang.
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