US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller tells a briefing the Pentagon had 'reached out' to counterparts in North Korea's Korean People's Army about Private Travis T. King.
North Korea remained silent on Thursday, July 20, about a US soldier who split from a tour group and made a dash across the heavily fortified border two days earlier, landing Washington in a new diplomatic quandary amid an already tense military standoff.
Last week, the North launched its newest solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile which it said had the longest flight time ever, a test that experts described as a “remarkable” success. Under circumstances that remained unclear, he turned around after passing through security at the gate and fled. Later, he was with a group of about 40 on a tour of the Joint Security Area on the military border.In chaotic scenes, King made a dash between the iconic blue buildings that straddle the border and ran over the line, a witness who was on the same tour said.
A US official told Reuters the United States had made multiple attempts to contact North Korea through Sweden but there had been no response.White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a briefing the Biden administration was still gathering the facts.
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