North Korea Releases American Hostage
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White House Confirms US Citizen Released from North Korea
The White House said on Tuesday that detained American tourist Jeffrey Fowle had been released from North Korea and was on his way home to be with his family.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the United States welcomed the move but pressed North Korea to release two other U.S. citizens as well.
"While this is a positive decision ... we remain focused on the continued detention of Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller and again call on the DPRK to immediately release them," Earnest said, referring to North Korea....
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One American released from North Korea, two remain
American detainee Jeffrey Fowle has been released from North Korea, nearly six months after he was taken into custody on charges of leaving a Bible in a nightclub, the State Department said Tuesday. Two other Americans who have been tried and convicted of crimes in North Korea are still being held.
Fowle, 56, of Miamisburg, Ohio, had been awaiting trial on charges of leaving a Bible at a nightclub in the northern port city of Chongjin last May. He was flown out of North Korea on a U.S. government jet...
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North Korea releases one of three Americans held captive 
The North Korean government has released Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans being held captive there, the White House confirmed Tuesday.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the United States welcomes the decision, but also called on North Korea to release two other Americans, Matthew Miller and Kenneth Bae. "The United States government will continue to work actively on their cases," he said.
Fowle, a 56-year-old city worker from Miamisburg, Ohio, traveled to North Korea in April on a tourist visa and was detained by state police in May...
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