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North Korea Releases American

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Had been held for six months.

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After a visit from U.S. envoy Robert King, North Korea has released Jun Young Su, an American citizen it has held on unspecified charges since November. Jun was a businessman from California doing missionary work in North Korea. He will be reunited with his wife and family in the coming days. King, meanwhile, will remain in North Korea to evaluate its pleas for food aid.

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