An American missionary and human rights activist who was arrested after entering North Korea on Christmas Day has returned to the US.
Robert Park, 28, was detained for 43 days after crossing the border from China carrying a letter to North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il .
He is believed to have been attempting to draw attention to the tens of thousands of political prisoners said to be held in the communist state.
The Korean-American, from Tucson, Arizona, was welcomed by family at Los Angeles international airport. Earlier he had flown to Beijing from Pyongyang.
Park reportedly looked pale and thin as he arrived at the airport, but his brother, Paul Park, told reporters he was in good condition. "Hugging him, there didn't seem to be anything broken," he said.
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