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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Newman: Korea apology ' ' under duress

Last updated by 12/9/2013 22:13 GMT Korean War veteran Merrill Newman (C-L), 85, walks with his wife Lee (C-R) and son Jeff (R) after arriving at San Francisco International Airport on December 7, 2013 following his release from detention in North Korea after he says Merrill Newman flew across Beijing were held in North Korea for more than 1 month is 85-year-old United States citizen videotaped confessions given under duress on Saturday arrived at the San Francisco Airport.

Merrill Newman, a Korean war veteran back to California on Saturday, arrived.

North Korean State-run news agency Mr Newman, 1950-53, in war crime confessing, apologizing later said was expelled "for humanitarian reasons".

Mr Newman was held while visiting the North as a tourist.

He tourist visits in the next 10 days as ready to leave 10/26 pensioners from the Palo Alto was taken from the plane.

Read his alleged apology video 11/30 released by North Korean authorities, Newman said, were shown.

He-' far East command information Office United Nations Korea 6 September partisan Regiment part of unit counsel ' was to claim North obvious reference to conduct special operations forces one.

'Forgiveness'

Mr Newman confessed reportedly to try to contact soldiers have left in his North Korea trip.

Additional statement: 'please forgive me'.

North Korean authorities forced confessions from the detainees has been accused before.

A four-page document titled North Korea apologized in this four-page statement said Newman

As the United States Vice President Joe Biden said Newman release "a positive thing" was welcome.

However, renewed the call he held one more thing Pyongyang ( Pyongyang ) free Americans, Kenneth Bae 11/2012, may be sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.

He said was incitement has been described as Pyongyang's Bae - tour operators and Christian missionary - plot with his tourism business.


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