North Korea vows to expel US soldier Travis King

North Korea announced that the country will “expel” Travis King, an American soldier who crossed into the country two months ago while taking part in a guided tour of a border village.

KCNA, a North Korean television network said on Wednesday that Mr King, 23, has confessed to illegally entering the country.

The TV network did not specify how, when or where Mr King would be expelled.

Pyongyang will deport him after concluding its investigation into Mr King’s “illegal” entry into the country, state news agency KNCA said.

KCNA released the final results of an investigation into the soldier’s border crossing in July and reported that Mr King possessed animosities over alleged inhumane treatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army, Reuters reports.

North Korea claims that through their inquiry into Mr King’s crossing, they found that he was seeking refuge in the country.

Mr King, a Private Second Class in the U.S. Army was on a tour when he separated from the group and decided to run across the border into North Korea on 18 July, where he surrendered himself to their forces.

He was previously detained for more than 40 days on an assault and destruction of private property conviction in South Korea.

He was scheduled to return home, but skipped on his return trip, after which he fled into the North.