Julian Assange arrested by UK police after Ecuadorian embassy revokes his asylum

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Julian Assange arrested by UK police after Ecuadorian embassy revokes his asylum
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The WikiLeaks founder had been living in the Ecuadorian embassy since June 2012.

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Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was arrested by British police at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday. The London Metropolitan Police's arrest comes after Ecuador revoked his asylum. Assange had been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in west London since June 2012.Assange is currently in custody at a central London police station and will be taken to Westminster Magistrates' Court"as soon as is possible," the Metropolitan Police

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