Three prisoners being held by North Korea are heading back to America with the US Secretary of State, Donald Trump has said.
The president tweeted to say he would meet them when they land at 2am.
He said: I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health. Also, good meeting with Kim Jong Un. Date & Place set.
Mr Trump added: Secretary Pompeo and his guests will be landing at Andrews Air Force Base at 2:00 A.M. in the morning. I will be there to greet them. Very exciting!
The prisoners Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak Song and Tony Kim were accused by North Korea of anti-state activities.
Mr Pompeo earlier said it would be a great gesture if the men were freed.
The only American to have been freed from North Korea during the Trump presidency is Otto Warmbier, who returned to the US in a coma and died. He had been captive for 17 months.
Kim Dong-chul, a South Korea-born pastor, was arrested in 2015 and accused of spying. A year later, he was sentenced to 10 years’ hard labour.
The other two prisoners were working at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, founded by evangelical Christians from overseas, when they arrested last year and accused of hostile acts.
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, was in the country to finalise details of the much-anticipated meeting between Mr Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Details of the location and timing of the summit have not yet been made public.