A group calling for the overthrow of Kim Jong Un has given the FBI data seized in the raid, a law enforcement source told NBC News.
A member of the North Korea's embassy tells reporters not to take pictures of the diplomatic building in Madrid, Spain. on March 13, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.North Korea said Sunday it wants an investigation into a raid on its embassy in Spain last month, calling it a"grave terrorist attack" and an act of extortion that violates international law.
The group says it handed over data stolen from the raid to the FBI, and a law enforcement source familiar with the matterFBI has data stolen from North Korea embassy by anti-regime group The anti-regime group, Free Joseon, or Free Korea, has claimed responsibility for the intrusion, though it denies beating or gagging any of the embassy personnel. The group, also known as Cheollima Civil Defense, portrays itself as a movement to liberate North Korea from an"immoral and illegitimate regime."on Tuesday it had no contact with any foreign government before the intrusion but said it had offered information of"enormous potential value to the FBI" after the raid.
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