Assange seeks London-Quito ticket but Sweden looms

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is determined to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden and has made that clear to Ecuador, which is sheltering the founder of WikiLeaks inside its London embassy while it considers his asylum request, British authorities said on Tuesday. The Australian, who is wanted in Sweden for questioning over alleged sexual assault, has been holed up inside the embassy for eight weeks. He sought refuge there after his lengthy legal battle to avoid extradition from Britain to Sweden failed. "The UK has a legal obligation to extradite Mr. Assange to Sweden. ...




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