Spanish police link suspects in North Korea Embassy attack to CIA: report

Investigators believe two of the people who broke into the Madrid embassy have links to US intelligence.

A man crosses the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, USA on August 14, 2008 | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Spanish investigators believe at least two of the people who broke into the North Korean Embassy in Madrid last month have a connection to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, El País reported Wednesday.

The Spanish newspaper El Confidencial first reported on the incident over the weekend. According to the report, around 10 people broke into the embassy on February 22 before tying up, beating and interrogating some of the staff. According to El Confidencial, a female employee of the embassy managed to escape and called for help.

The attack occurred just days before the North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27. So far no suspects have been arrested.

El País reported that police viewed surveillance tapes from the embassy and Spanish investigators identified two of the intruders as having connections to the CIA.

The CIA has denied any involvement in the attack.

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