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A Christian missionary from Australia who had been detained in North Korea for around
two weeks is a free man today. The North's official Korean Central News Agency
says the regime released 75-year-old John Short in consideration of his age, and because
they say he apologized for violating North Korean laws.
Short left for a trip to North Korea last month and was arrested after officials found
Christian pamphlets in the Korean language in his luggage.
Short arrived at Beijing Airport Monday morning and was picked up by the Australian embassy
without making any public comments.