UK-Ecuador Dispute Over Assange

STORY: UK-ECUADOR DISPUTE OVER ASSANGE DATELINE: August 16, 2012 LENGTH: 0:00:48 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS VO Britain has warned to storm Ecuador's London embassy if Quito doesn't hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange has been taking refuge in the embassy for two months. Ecuador slammed the threat and said it will announce its decision on whether to grant asylum to the former hacker on Thursday. **** But even if the asylum request is granted, it is unclear whether Assange will be allowed to leave. British police were waiting outside the embassy, ready to arrest him for breaching the terms of his bail granted in 2010. Assange took refuge at the Quito mission on June 19 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over sexual assault...

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