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Cheollima Civil Defense claims responsibility for raid on DPRK embassy in Madrid

Move comes just hours after Spanish High Court names suspects in embassy attack investigation

A shadowy underground North Korean “government-in-exile” on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a mysterious raid last month on the DPRK embassy in Spanish capital of Madrid.

In a statement that comes following weeks of speculation over who was responsible for the raid — which has been reported to have seen embassy staff bound and gagged and equipment stolen — Cheollima insisted that the incident was “not an attack.”

“We responded to an urgent situation in the Madrid embassy,” the statement, titled “Facts About Madrid,” reads. “We were invited into the embassy, and contrary to reports, no one was gagged or beaten. Out