omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A U.S. Army private who had just finished a stint in a South Korean detention facility crossed the border into North Korea "without authorization" and is in custody in the secretive country, United Nations and U.S. officials said Tuesday.
The soldier was identified as 23-year-old Pvt. Travis King, a U.S. official confirmed. He s been a cavalry scout in the Army since January 2021 and has no deployments, according to service information provided by Army spokesperson Bryce Dubee.
"A U.S. National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea," the United Nations Command said on Twitter. "We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident."
The Joint Security Area, or JSA, sits in the Demilitarized Zone along the border between North and South Korea.
King had served 4
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omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A U.S. Army private who had just finished a stint in a South Korean detention facility crossed the border into North Korea "without authorization" and is in custody in the secretive country, United Nations and U.S. officials said Tuesday.
The soldier was identified as 23-year-old Pvt. Travis King, a U.S. official confirmed. He s been a cavalry scout in the Army since January 2021 and has no deployments, according to service information provided by Army spokesperson Bryce Dubee.
"A U.S. National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea," the United Nations Command said on Twitter. "We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident."
The Joint Security Area, or JSA, sits in the Demilitarized Zone along the border between North and South Korea.
King had served 4
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