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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Mother of US soldier believed to be in custody in North Korea ‘just wants him to come home’

The mother of a US soldier who is understood to be detained by authorities in North Korea says she wants him to “come home”.

The US was on Wednesday scrambling to establish the fate of Travis T King, who was on a civilian tour of the village of Panmunjom between the two Koreas, when he reportedly bolted into North Korea on Tuesday.

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