American soldier who fled to North Korea, Private Travis King, arrives back in US

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A US soldier who ran across the border into North Korea is now back in American hands and "very happy" to be heading home, according to officials

Private Travis King's transfer out of the totalitarian state was described as "truly complex" and involving "intense diplomacy"

North Korea said earlier in the day that it planned to deport him after 71 days in custody

It is unclear why the the 23-year-old, who had been serving with the army in South Korea, ran across the border during a group trip to a border village in July

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