A look at the 3 Americans released by North Korea

 


SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has left North Korea with three American detainees who were released ahead of an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the U.S. president said in a tweet Wednesday.

Here's look at the three Americans, who were held by North Korea for alleged subversion, espionage and other unspecified hostile acts:

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KIM DONG CHUL

Kim, a South Korean-born U.S. citizen, is the longest-serving detainee among the three.

According to North Korea's state media, Kim, 64, ran a company in the North's northea...



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