North Korea confirms custody of US soldier Travis King

North Korea confirmed that it has custody of U.S. soldier Travis King after he ran across the border from South Korea on July 18, according to the United Nations Command, which oversees Korean Peninsula affairs.

North Korea "responded to the United Nations Command with regards to [Private 2nd Class] King," the agency said, the BBC reported Thursday. "In order not to interfere with our efforts to get him home, we will not go into details at this time."

North Korea had acknowledged the request for information but had not responded about the soldier until now.

The communist country still has not publicly acknowledged that King is in their custody.

King had served two months in South Korean detention for assault and was released July 10. He was supposed to fly to the U.S. for disciplinary proceedings before he joined the tour and fled to North Korea.

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