Snowden officially asks for asylum in Russia
Updated: 2013-07-16 20:03
(Xinhua)
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MOSCOW - Fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has filed an official request for temporary asylum in Russia, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Tuesday.
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