Tae Yongho, a former minister at the North Korean Embassy in London, said North Korea is likely pleased to have “an opportunity to get the The soldier, who was identified as Pvt. Travis T. King, had recently been released from a South Korean prison after being arrested onSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American soldier who had served nearly two months in a South Korean prison, fled across the heavily armed borderKing had spent 50 days in a detention facility in South Korea after facing disciplinary action for assault, according to two US officials.US soldier held by North Korea after crossing border previously got in fight with locals, skipped flight home, official says. Greg Norman.U.S. soldier detained in North Korea was 'supposed to be heading home' before cr...
