INQUIRER.net: Snowden applies for political asylum in Russia

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INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Snowden applies for political asylum in Russia Jul 2nd 2013, 00:34 MOSCOW—US leaker Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in Russia and President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was welcome to stay as long as he stopped leaking US intelligence reports.   On Sunday night, Snowden applied for political asylum at the consulate office of the Sheremetyevo airport, where he had been staying for more than a week in legal limbo, a foreign ministry official told AFP.   "At 10:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) yesterday, British citizen Sarah Harrison turned up at the consulate department at Sheremetyevo airport and submitted a request from Snowden about granting him asylum," consulate officer Kim Shevchenko told AFP.   Sarah Harrison is ... Keep on reading: Snowden applies for political asylum in Russia Media files: snowden.jpg (image/jpeg)

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