- North Korea said it will expel US soldier Travis King, according to state media.
- It said that King had confessed to illegally intruding into the country.
North Korea said it will expel US soldier Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into its territory in July, according to state media.
North Korea said King, 23, had confessed to illegally intruding into the country, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the country's state-run news agency, per Reuters.
The news agency did not provide specific details regarding the timing, method, or destination of King's expulsion, Reuters reported.
King, a private in the US Army, made the border crossing while on a civilian tour of the Joint Security Area on July 18, Insider previously reported.
He was subsequently detained by North Korean troops and investigated, KCNA said at the time.
The news agency claimed that King had tried to cross the border because he was angry with "racial discrimination" in American society.
He reportedly told investigators that he wanted to seek refuge in North Korea or another country due to his disillusionment with an "unequal American society," per KCNA.
Before King crossed the border, he faced accusations of punching a man, insulting the South Korean army, and damaging a police car in 2022, Reuters reported.
Additionally, he had been detained in a South Korean jail on assault charges before being released on July 10, according to the Associated Press.
This is a developing story.