N. Korea frees detained American

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Robert King (L, front), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and Jun Young Su (R, front), a Korean-American man, head for Pyongyang airport on May 28, 2011. Jun, who had been detained in North Korea since November 2010 for what Pyongyang says is a crime against the country, has been released and arrived in Beijing with King later in the day.

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