Travis King, American solider detained in North Korea, arrives back on U.S. soil

American soldier Travis King arrived back on U.S. soil Thursday, according to a U.S. official, two months after he sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border separating North from South Korea.

The U.S. official was not authorized to speak publicly.

King, a private in the U.S. Army, landed in San Antonio, Texas, according to a U.S. defense official who also was not authorized to speak publicly. Video published by CNN appears to show King being escorted off the plane.

American soldier Travis King: After North Korea expulsion he's 'happy' to be going home

Senior White House officials said Wednesday that King's release was secured with the help of Sweden and China, though North Korea said it expelled King after completing an investigation into what it described as a defection motivated by "racial discrimination" and "inequality existing within American society."

King ran into North Korea on July 18 following his release from a South Korea prison on an assault conviction. He was supposed to be going to Fort Bliss, Texas, where he faced the possibility of further U.S. military disciplinary action. Instead, King joined a civilian tour of a border village between the two Koreas. After crossing into North Korea, he became the first American confirmed to be detained in the reclusive country in nearly five years.

San Antonio is home to Brooke Army Medical Center.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was treated there after he was released by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan in 2014.

Contributing: Maureen Groppe

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