North Korea Responded to UN Command on US Soldier Who Crossed Border: Official

A U.S. official said that North Korea has responded to United Nations Command’s request for information about American soldier Pvt. Travis King, who illegally dashed over the heavily-guarded border from South Korea on July 18.

Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind at the border area between the countries in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 9, 2021. Im Byung-shik/Yonhap via AP

North Korea has responded to United Nations Command’s request for information about a U.S. soldier who illegally dashed across the country’s heavily guarded border with South Korea, a U.S. official said on Aug. 1.

The soldier has been identified as Pvt. Travis King, 23. He was on a tour of the Joint Security Area on the border of the village of Panmunjom when he suddenly sprinted to the Korean border on July 18.