North Korea will expel Travis King, an American soldier who entered the country in July after running across the heavily fortified demilitarized zone during a border visit with a tour group from South Korea.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/651407e38dd3b6ef6b2987c2/SKOREA-NKOREA-US-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=3197&amp;cropY1=197&amp;cropY2=1994" alt="SKOREA-NKOREA-US-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">In this photo taken in Seoul a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> photo of US soldier Travis King.</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>North Korean state media said King will be expelled for “illegally entering” the country, NK News <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2023/09/north-korea-to-deport-us-soldier-travis-king-for-illegally-entering-country/" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.nknews.org/2023/09/north-korea-to-deport-us-soldier-travis-king-for-illegally-entering-country/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.nknews.org/2023/09/north-korea-to-deport-us-soldier-travis-king-for-illegally-entering-country/" aria-label="reported">reported</a>.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>It is unclear when King will be expelled or where he will be sent to after.</p>  </div>


North Korea said the soldier entered the country illegally in July.{ai:summary}<p>North Korea will expel American soldier Travis King for illegally entering the country. It is unknown when and where he will be sent. #foreignaffairs</p>

Travis King: North Korea Expels U.S. Soldier Who Crossed Demilitarized Zone

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