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US soldier who fled to North Korea in July back in US custody

Travis King transferred across border to China, where he was handed to US embassy and will be returned home

Travis King, an American soldier who fled across the border from South Korea to North Korea in July, is back in US custody, officials said on Wednesday.

According to senior administration officials, King crossed the Chinese border on Wednesday, and Chinese authorities handed him to the US embassy, who then arranged for the army private to be flown to a US military base in the region.

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