Release of Americans held in North Korea 'imminent,' source says
Source: CNN
By Will Ripley and Joshua Berlinger, CNN
Updated 12:27 AM ET, Thu May 3, 2018
(CNN) - The release of three US nationals currently detained in North Korea is "imminent," according to an official with knowledge of the ongoing negotiations.
The official told CNN the North Koreans made the decision to free the Americans two months ago, and that North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho had proposed their release during his visit to Sweden in March.
US officials insisted at the time that their release "must not be related or used to loosen the main issue of denuclearization," the source said.
The three Americans, Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, also known as Tony Kim, have been detained in North Korea for months.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/asia/north-korea-americans-detained-intl/index.html
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(44,576 posts)to President Donnie's campaign to get the Nobel peace prize.
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(24,324 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)noise. The third was arrested before Trump was elected. Whatever, they must all have been terrified that they could be there for decades, or until they died. Look at what happened to that poor boy who was shipped home in a coma to die. These are the only Americans we know of.
So, great! And yes, more Nobel noise can be expected. Oh, well.