A plane carrying three US prisoners released by North Korea landed at a military base outside Washington.
A Boeing C-40 outfitted with medical facilities arrived at the base at 2:42 a.m., carrying Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak Song and Tony Kim, who were released to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about 20 hours earlier.
The three former detainees will be transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for further evaluation and medical treatment.
US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are at the base to greet the former detainees, whose release was secured by Pompeo during a visit to Pyongyang earlier this week.
Pompeo was in Pyongyang to discuss Trump's plans to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in the coming weeks. He returned on a separate plane, joining Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on the tarmac.
