North Korea is reportedly expected to send 3 American detainees back to the US with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who made his second official trip to the country in a month

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May 9, 2018 3:17 AM

The announcement comes shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea to finalize the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

A South Korean presidential official said North Korea is expected to release the three detained US citizens.
The announcement comes shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea to finalize the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea is reportedly expected to release the three detained US citizens, following Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's unannounced trip to Pyongyang, according to a South Korean official.

The release of the prisoners was meant as a goodwill gesture ahead of the highly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the official said to South Korean news agency Yonhap News.

In addition to bringing home the prisoners, Pompeo is expected to finalize the details of the Trump-Kim meeting sometime in late May or early June.

"We expect him to bring the date, time and the captives," the official reportedly said.

Pompeo reportedly left Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Monday, with two reporters who were prohibited from reporting on their trip until after Trump made the announcement of the visit on Tuesday. The reporters were given about four hours of notice before the trip, according to the Associated Press.

Pompeo's trip comes amid rumors of the imminent release of the three detainees. Trump, who announced that the plans for the upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had been finalized, said to "stay tuned" for any developments on the release of the US citizens.

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