Who are the Americans imprisoned by Pyongyang who could be released to smooth US-North Korea relations?

Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, returning to the US with three former detainees after holding meetings with senior North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump hinted last week that there would be imminent news about three Americans detained in North Korea, after sources said they had been relocated ahead of their possible release.

The development comes as Mr Trump is preparing for a historic summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, following months of tense saber-rattling over the North’s nuclear and missile programmes.

"The past Administration has long been asking for three hostages to be released from a North Korean Labor camp, but to no avail….

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