Pompeo returning from North Korea with three US detainees: Trump

Updated: 2018-05-09 22:14

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President Donald Trump congratulates Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a ceremonial swearing in at the State Department on May 2, 2018 in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that three Americans detained by North Korea have been released and are on their way home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

"I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health," Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.

Trump said he will greet Pompeo and the Americans when they land at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington at 2 am EDT (0600 GMT) Thursday morning. "Very exciting!" he wrote on Twitter.

Reuters

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