North Korean Reds Break Their Silence on Private King, Claiming He Defected Against ‘Inhuman Maltreatment’ and ‘Racial Discrimination’ in U.S. Army
Yank had dashed across the demilitarized zone as he was supposed to be en route to face American military authorities for questioning about his jailing in South Korea in an assault case.

SEOUL — Communist North Korea is reaping a propaganda bonanza out of what it claims is the defection of American army private, Travis King, a month after he broke away from a tour group on the line between the two Koreas and dashed to the North Korean side.
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