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UN in communication with North Korea over detained US soldier

A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station, South Korea, July 22, 2023 [Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo]

The United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korea have begun discussing the case of Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into the North last week, the deputy commander of the United States-led command that oversees the Korean Armistice Agreement said on Monday.

King, a US Army private serving in South Korea, sprinted into North Korea on July 18 while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on the inter-Korean border.

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