U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives at Beijing's international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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