Defense

US unsuccessfully reaches out to North Korea through ‘multiple channels’ over soldier

By Mike Brest
Published July 20, 2023 4:49pm ET
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US unsuccessfully reaches out to North Korea through ‘multiple channels’ over soldier
A group of tourists stand near a border station at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Not long after this photo was taken, Travis King, a U.S. soldier, pictured with a dark blue shirt and dark cap, fourth left, bolted across the border and became the first known American detained in the North in nearly five years.

The United States has reached out “through multiple channels” to the North Korean military regarding the American service member who crossed from South Korea into the North earlier this week.

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