Court documents identify 10 possible members of the North Korean dissident group Cheollima Civil Defense. Spanish authorities allege that 5 of them fled to the United States after the raid. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Amulya Shankar and Reuters reporter Isla Binnie, in Madrid.
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