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People watch a TV news report on screen, showing portraits of three Americans, Kim Dong-chul, left, Tony Kim and Kim Hak-song, right, detained in the North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea
- The Trump administration is reportedly close to securing the release of three US citizens who've been detained in North Korea.
- Pyongyang is seemingly open to agreeing to their release amid an impending summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump regarding the rogue state's nuclear program.
- The three individuals - Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang-duk - are the last Americans being held by the reclusive nation.
The Trump administration is reportedly close to securing the release of three US citizens who've been detained in North Korea.
Pyongyang is seemingly open to agreeing to their release in relation to an impending summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump regarding the rogue state's nuclear program.
The three individuals - Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang-duk - are the last Americans being held by the reclusive nation. They have reportedly been held in a labor camp.
On Wednesday, Trump took to Twitter to discuss this, telling Americans to "stay tuned" for more details.
"As everybody is aware, the past Administration has long been asking for three hostages to be released from a North Korean Labor camp, but to no avail. Stay tuned!" Trump tweeted.
North Korea has detained a number of foreigners over the years, often for vague and dubious reasons.
The story of Otto Warmbier is perhaps the most infamous instance of an American being detained in North Korea. The 22-year-old American student was detained for 17 months in North Korea and was returned to the US with "severe brain damage and in a nonresponsive state" in June 2017. He died on June 19, 2017.
Warmbier's parents recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the North Korean government, which could complicate recent diplomatic developments between the US and Kim's regime.
Here are the three US citizens still detained.