News alert: Julian Assange has been arrested on a US extradition warrant, London police confirm

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News Alert Thursday, April 11

Julian Assange has been arrested on a US extradition warrant, London police confirm

The Justice Department inadvertently revealed the existence of a sealed criminal case against Assange in a court filing last year. It’s not clear what he’s been accused of. Assange, who has been in the embassy since 2012, chose to remain there for fear the United States would immediately seek his arrest and extradition over the leaking of classified documents to WikiLeaks by then-U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning.

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