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DPRK releases US citizen

By Agencies in Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang ( China Daily ) Updated: 2014-10-23 07:57:49

Two more still held; Seoul renews call for release of Christian missionary

The United States said on Tuesday that one of three US citizens held by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been released and was heading home.

"We can confirm that Jeffrey Fowle has been allowed to depart the DPRK and is on his way home to rejoin his family," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters at a daily news briefing. "We welcome the DPRK's decision to release him."

DPRK releases US citizen

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