{"id":1975977,"date":"2023-07-18T09:38:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-soldier-detained-in-north-korea\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T09:40:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:40:09","slug":"u-s-soldier-detained-in-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-soldier-detained-in-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"American soldier held captive in North Korea."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-soldier-detained-in-north-korea%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div\u2063 class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption \u200dclass=\"wp-element-caption\">UNC (United Nations \u200dCommand) soldiers \u2063(R) and a South Korean soldier \u2063(L) stand\u200d guard\u200b before\u200b North Korea\u2019s \u200dPanmon Hall (rear C) \u2062and\u2064 the \u2063military \u2064demarcation line\u2063 separating\u2062 North and \u200dSouth Korea, at\u2063 the \u200cJoint Security \u200cArea\u2062 (JSA) of the Demilitarized \u2062Zone (DMZ) \u2062in the truce\u200b village of Panmunjom on October 4, \u200d2022. Photo \u2064by\u2064 ANTHONY WALLACE\/AFP via\u200b Getty\u2062 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> \u2064 \u2062  <\/p>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a \u200brel=\"noreferrer\u2063 noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\"\u200d target=\"_blank\">Roy\u2064 Francis<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>6:37 AM \u2013 Tuesday, July 18, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>  \u2064  \u2062<\/p>\n<p>An \u2062American citizen has\u2063 been detained \u200cin\u2063 North Korea \u2063after crossing the border\u200d into the North without authorization, the\u200b United Nations \u200dCommand announced on\u2064 Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div\u200d id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width:\u2064 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: \u200dcenter;\">  \t<script> \u2064 \u2064\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\u200c googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>\u200c  <\/div>\n<p>\u200c  <div\u200d class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u200c \u2064 <\/p>\n<p> \u200b \u2062\u200d  \u200b  \u200c<figure\u200d class=\"wp-block-embed\u2064 is-type-rich\u200b is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> \u2062<\/p>\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" \u200ddata-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\"\u2063 data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" \u200ddir=\"ltr\">|North\u2062 Korea\u200c detains US \u200csoldier \u2062who crossed military \u2064border into \u2064country\u2062 unauthorized<br \/>An \u2063American\u200d soldier \u2063has been detained\u2063 by North\u200d Korea after crossing \u200dthe military\u200d border \u2063with South Korea\u2063 without\u2062 permission,\u200c authorities have\u200c confirmed<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spriter\u200d Team \u200d(@SpriterTeam)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpriterTeam\/status\/1681261156172701696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, \u20632023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async \u200ddata-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>   \u2063 <\/p>\n<blockquote \u200dclass=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA \u200dU.S.\u200b National\u2063 on\u2064 a JSA orientation \u2064tour crossed, without \u200dauthorization, the Military\u200b Demarcation Line into the Democratic\u200b People\u2019s Republic \u200dof Korea \u200d(DPRK),\u201d\u2063 U.N. Command \u2063said\u200c in a statement. \u200c\u201cWe\u2062 believe he \u2064is\u2062 currently in DPRK\u2062 custody and\u200b are \u2063working with our KPA counterparts to\u200c resolve \u2064this \u2062incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> \u200d  \u2062 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich \u2064is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\"\u2064 data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" \u200dclass=\"cmplz-placeholder-element \u2064twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" \u200cdir=\"ltr\">A\u2064 U.S. National\u200d on a JSA\u2064 orientation tour\u200c crossed,\u2064 without authorization, the Military\u2063 Demarcation \u2064Line into the\u200d Democratic People\u2019s\u200d Republic of\u2064 Korea (DPRK). \u200bWe believe he is currently\u2063 in DPRK custody and \u200care working with our KPA \u2064counterparts \u200dto \u2064resolve this incident. <a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6amvnJTuY\">pic.twitter.com\/a6amvnJTuY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 United Nations\u200d Command \uc720\uc5d4\uad70\uc0ac\ub839\ubd80\/\uc720\uc5d4\uc0ac (@UN_Command) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_Command\/status\/1681241668622888960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July\u200d 18, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script \u200dtype=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" \u200cdata-category=\"marketing\" async\u2064 data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The American has been identified as Travis King, a private\u2063 second \u200bclass in the United States Army \u200daccording\u200d to \u2064South \u200cKorea\u2019s \u200dDong-a\u200c Ilbo newspaper, which \u200bwas citing\u2064 the South \u2062Korean army,\u2063 however the newspaper \u200clater deleted\u200b the \u2064name.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200c  <\/p>\n<p>King\u2062 was taking part \u200bin \u200ba tour of \u200dthe \u200cJoint Security\u2064 Area\u2064 on \u200dthe\u200d demilitarized zone (DMZ) border that \u200dseparates North\u200d and\u2064 South\u2064 Korea. King\u2063 reportedly crossed into the North \u200baround \u200c3:30 p.m. \u2064local time.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b  <\/p>\n<p>A witness from the same \u2063tour \u200dgroup told\u200b CBS News that the group\u200d had \u2064just \u2062visited one\u200d of \u2062the\u2063 buildings at the \u200csite\u2063 when King \u201cgives\u2062 out a loud\u2062 \u2018ha ha\u2064 ha,\u2019 \u2063and just\u200b runs in\u200d between \u2064some buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2064   <\/p>\n<p>The \u2063witness explained \u2062that the group along \u2062with the \u2063event organizer did\u200b not react immediately \u2063thinking\u200c it \u200bwas \u200c\u201ca bad joke,\u201d however, \u2063when \u2064King \u200bdid not return \u2064\u201ceverybody reacted \u2063and things got \u200dcrazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2064   <blockquote\u200c class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2063 thought it was\u200d a\u200b bad joke at\u2064 first, but when he\u2063 didn\u2019t come back,\u201d the witness said. \u200d\u201cI realized it\u2064 wasn\u2019t \u2063a joke,\u2064 and \u200bthen \u2063everybody\u2064 reacted and \u2063things got \u2063crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2062  \u2063  <\/p>\n<p>The \u2064witness\u2062 said\u200b that\u2062 after \u200dKing \u2063crossed \u200dthe \u2063border, \u200deveryone\u2063 was taken\u200d back to\u2062 the\u200d Freedom \u2064House\u2062 to\u200b give \u2063their statement and \u2062then to take\u2062 the \u2063bus out of the area.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063  \u2063\u2062 <blockquote\u200d class=\"wp-block-quote\"> \u2064<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m telling \u200byou \u200dthis \u2064because \u200dit\u200b actually \u200bhit me\u2063 quite hard,\u201d \u200cthe witness said. \u200c\u201cIt was on \u2064the\u2063 way back in the bus, \u200dand we\u200c got \u2064to one of \u200dthe checkpoints\u2026. Someone\u2063 said we were 43 going \u200bin and 42\u2063 coming \u200dback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200b <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2064 detention \u2062of \u200dKing comes\u200d at a time of\u2062 high\u2063 tensions in\u200b the area as a U.S.\u2062 nuclear-armed ballistic missile\u2062 submarine has \u2063arrived in South Korea\u2062 in \u200da warning to\u200c the North over \u2062its recent military\u200c activities. <\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \u2062   \u2062<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has\u2063 been increasing the testing of\u2062 its missiles \u2063which \u200dare\u200c capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-says-u-s-is-committed-to-preventing-nuclear-proliferation\/\" title=\"Joe Biden says U.S. is committed to preventing nuclear proliferation\">carrying nuclear warheads<\/a>. The latest test\u2063 by the\u2063 North \u200dincluded \u200ca\u2064 new\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-soldier-detained-in-north-korea\/\" title=\"American soldier held captive in North Korea.\">solid-fuel intercontinental\u200d ballistic \u2063missile<\/a> (ICBM) which \u2063was \u200blaunched \u200clast \u2063week.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b  \u200b\u2062  <\/p>\n<p>South Korea Defense \u200cMinistry \u200cdid not have any\u200d information regarding the detention\u2063 of the America soldier \u200cby the North. \u2062<\/p>\n<p>   \u200d <\/p>\n<p>The U.S.\u200c State Department \u2063also \u200dbans U.S.\u200c citizens\u200b from entering North\u2064 Korea \u201cdue to\u2062 the continuing serious risk \u2064of \u200barrest and long-term detention \u2062of US \u2064nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2063\u2064   \u200c<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dban on travel\u2062 to \u2064North Korea was\u2062 implemented \u200bafter the\u2064 detention\u200b of college student\u200b Otto Warmbier\u2062 who \u200cwas detained \u2063while on a\u2062 tour\u2064 of the\u2063 country \u2062in \u200c2015. In 2017,\u2064 he was released \u2064back \u200binto U.S. custody \u2064in \u200da\u200c coma, and died days later.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064   \u200d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is \u2062developing \u200cstory<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2063   \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u2062 breaking\u2062 news blasts directly\u200b to your\u2064 inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer \u2062noopener\" \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\"\u2063 target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  \u200c\t\t\t \u200b\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div\u2063 class=\"entry-content\"> \u2064 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-feed-7-17-23\/\" title=\"Daily Feed 17\/07\/23\">suspected terror attack strikes<\/a>\u2064 a \u200cbridge \u2064in Crimea while\u200b Andrew Tate touches on \u2062his\u200d case.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"> \u200b \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>One America\u2019s\u2064 Jessamyn \u2062Dodd\u200b sits down\u2062 with \u2064author and\u200b doctor \u2063Miriam Grossman\u2062 to\u200d discuss her \u2064book\u200d \u2018Lost\u200d In\u200b Trans Nation.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div\u200c class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt tells\u2062 One\u2064 America \u200bNews\u2064 a federal judge\u2019s \u2064ruling in\u200b the lawsuit he brought against\u200d the Biden\u2064 Administration\u200c when he\u200c was \u200battorney general \u200dis\u00a0 \u201ca \u2062big win for free \u2062speech and a blow to \u2062the Biden \u2063censorship \u200dregime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u200dclass=\"entry-content\">\u2063  \u200b\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 the final\u200c part of\u200c an exclusive\u200c interview, Senator Rand Paul \u200btells One\u200c America News more\u200b evidence is\u200c emerging that Doctors Fauci \u200cand Collins are not\u2064 alone in their promotion of gain of \u2062function research. <\/p>\n<p> \u2062\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>TOKYO (Reuters) \u200b\u2013 \u2063SoftBank\u2063 Group has invested $65 million in British company Tractable, an insurance \u2064technology company \u2063that uses AI to assess\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u200dclass=\"entry-content\"> \u200b\u2062 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>NEW DELHI (Reuters) \u2062\u2013\u200b Walt Disney\u200c has \u2064approached a\u2064 state court in India in an \u200bongoing\u200d legal challenge \u2064against \u200dGoogle\u2019s in-app billing\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ISTANBUL (Reuters) \u2013 An\u2062 accord which Saudi \u200dArabia\u200c signed to buy \u2062Turkish drones\u200c entails\u200b cooperation in\u2063 technology\u2063 transfer and joint production, the\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>\u200b \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u2062class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 The\u2063 White House \u2063on Tuesday along with \u2064companies such \u2063as \u2062Amazon.com \u200cInc, Alphabet\u2019s Google\u2063 and \u2064Best Buy \u200dwill\u200d announce\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>\u2062 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNC soldiers and a South Korean soldier stand guard at the Joint Security Area of the DMZ, near North Korea&#8217;s Panmon Hall. 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