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U.K. Police Arrest Julian Assange as Ecuador Withdraws Asylum

U.K. Police Arrest Julian Assange as Ecuador Withdraws Asylum

(Bloomberg) -- London Metropolitan police arrest Julian Assange after the Republic of Ecuador decided to withdraw Assange’s diplomatic asylum, according to an emailed statement.

Minutes before Ecuador President Lenin Moreno announced Ecuador had withdrawn Assange’s diplomatic immunity.

To contact the reporter on this story: Nour Al Ali in Dubai at nalali1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Katerina Petroff at kpetroff@bloomberg.net, Christopher Kingdon

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