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Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Britain has threatened to raid the Ecuadorian embassy in London if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not handed over, Ecuador's foreign minister says.
At a media conference in Quito, Ricardo Patino said the position taken by the British government was "unacceptable".
"Today we've received a threat by the United Kingdom, a clear and written threat that they could storm our embassy in London if Ecuador refuses to hand in Julian Assange," he said ...
Mr Patino said a decision on the Wikileaks founder's asylum request would be made public late tonight ...
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