(CNN) Three American citizens held for months in North Korea have been released , US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Trump's administration had previously said that if the North Koreans freed the three Americans, it would be viewed as a goodwill gesture ahead of the planned summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. JUST WATCHED North Korea detains Tony Kim amid tensions Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH North Korea detains Tony Kim amid tensions 01:13Tony Kim had been teaching accounting and business at PUST, his son Sol Kim said. "Professor Kim was a man who would call North Korea as his own country. The conversation was conducted in Korean through an official government translator and in the presence of a North Korean official.

Source: CNN May 09, 2018 12:45 UTC