CNN reports that two American citizens have been allowed to leave North Korea, where they had been detained for months. Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller “are on their way home,” according to the Office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence.

In a brief statement, the DNI also said, “We welcome the DPRK’s decision to release both Mr. Bae and Mr. Miller. We want to thank our international partners, especially our Protecting Power, the Government of Sweden, for their tireless efforts to help secure their release.”

The office gave no indication of when exactly Bae and Miller would be back in the U.S. Bae had been held in North Korea since 2012, and in January, appeared in a press conference urging cooperation between the U.S. and the DPRK. Miller was detained this past April and sentenced to six years of hard labor.

UPDATE 12:56p.m.: In brief remarks, via The Hill, today, President Obama said "I think it is a wonderful day for them and their families ... Obviously we are very grateful for their safe return and I appreciate director Clapper doing a great job on what was obviously a challenging mission."

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