North Korea abruptly said it was planning to expel the 23-year-old Army private who dashed across the border between North and South Korea in July.
3:07 PM CDT September 27, 2023
Travis King was handed over to U.S. authorities Wednesday at the China-Korea border. CBS News is reporting that King is being taken to Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. "I don't know that I would take from this, herald some breakthrough in diplomatic relations, obviously we are pleased to have secured his return," State Department Spokesman Matt Miller said.
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