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Julian Assange may face embassy questioning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19004589Ecuador is to allow the Swedish authorities to interview Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at its London embassy where he has taken refuge.
A source at the embassy in Knightsbridge revealed an approach was made to Sweden on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old Australian arrived on 19 June seeking political asylum.
The anti-secrecy campaigner, whose website published secret US cables, wants to avoid being sent to Sweden to face sex crime claims, which he denies.
