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Coverage dated July 18, 2023

Tourist who saw US soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt

Headline from 12News Now Beaumont

“I assumed initially he had a mate filming him in some kind of really stupid prank or stunt, like a TikTok, the most stupid thing you could do,” the tourist said.

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  1. 12News Now Beaumont

    Tourist who saw US soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    “I assumed initially he had a mate filming him in some kind of really stupid prank or stunt, like a TikTok, the most stupid thing you could do,” the tourist said.

  2. Washington Times

    Tourist who saw U.S. soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt (opens Washington Times)

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    Sarah Leslie thought she was witnessing a stunt when she saw an American soldier start sprinting toward North Korea.

  3. Fox News

    US soldier sprinted into North Korea, eyewitness thought it was a TikTok 'stunt' (opens Fox News)

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    An eyewitness said she saw American soldier Travis King sprint across the border into North Korea territory in what she initially thought was a prank or stunt.

  4. New York Post

    Tourist who saw US soldier defect to North Korea thought it was a ‘really stupid prank or stunt’ for TikTok (opens New York Post)

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    A tourist who watched American soldier Travis King sprint across the border into North Korea on Tuesday says at the time she thought he was pulling a “really stupid prank” or filming a …

  5. Insider

    A tourist thought a US soldier's mad dash into North Korea was so 'stupid' it had to be a TikTok prank until the guards started shouting 'get that guy' (opens Insider)

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    "People couldn't really quite believe what had happened," witness Sarah Leslie said. "Quite a few were really shocked."

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