American soldier Travis King was in U.S. custody and on his way home Thursday, after North Korea expelled him from the country via China the previous day, according to the State Department.
Washington had yet to confirm the soldier’s arrival in the U.S. as of 6 p.m. KST, but NBC News reported that he landed in San Antonio, Texas, in the early hours of Thursday (U.S. time).
American soldier Travis King was in U.S. custody and on his way home Thursday, after North Korea expelled him from the country via China the previous day, according to the State Department.
Washington had yet to confirm the soldier’s arrival in the U.S. as of 6 p.m. KST, but NBC News reported that he landed in San Antonio, Texas, in the early hours of Thursday (U.S. time).
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