American Veteran detained in North Korea Returns home.

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[QUOTE]SAN FRANCISCO -- An 85-year-old American war veteran detained for more than a month in North Korea arrived in the United States on Saturday, a day after he was unexpectedly released by Pyongyang for “humanitarian” reasons.

"I'm delighted to be home," Merrill Newman said in a brief statement to reporters after arriving in San Francisco on a flight from Beijing shortly after 9 a.m. local time (noon ET). "It's been a great homecoming and I'm tired, but ready to be with my family now -- and thank you all for the support we got and I very much appreciate it."

Newman, who was accompanied by his wife, Lee, and son Jeff, was asked as he walked away if he would consider going back to North Korea. "Probably not," he replied.

The Korean War vet, who suffers from a heart ailment and is in need of medication, is a retiree from Palo Alto, Calif., about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
Newman, who had been visiting North Korea as a tourist, was held in Pyongyang since officials took him off an Air Koryo plane that was scheduled to leave the country on Oct. 26.

The official Korean Central News Agency said that Newman was freed after he apologized[/QUOTE]

Probably didn't want to pay for the heart medication.