American student Otto Warmbier released from detention in North Korea

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday morning North Korea released University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, an American who had been detained for 17 months.

The Washington Post reports Warmbier, 22, has been medically evacuated from North Korea in a coma.

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