Archived Ecuadorian Embassy break-in: Police took 2hrs to reach building where Assange is holed up (rt.com)
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Archived Ecuadorian Embassy break-in: Police took 2hrs to reach building where Assange is holed up (rt.com)
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https://archive.is/2AJAa :
'The Metropolitan Police ended its 24-hour guard of the Ecuadorian embassy last October, stating it would use “overt and covert tactics” to detain the Australian citizen instead. '
'The Ecuadorian government condemned the “inadequate response” of London police, who it claims arrived two hours after the incident took place. '
'The WikiLeaks chief has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy since June of 2012, when he was granted political asylum by the government of Ecuador. '
'Quito released a press statement on Tuesday afternoon in which it confirmed reports that an unidentified man had tried to break into its London embassy in the early hours of Monday morning. '
'The delayed response is especially surprising given the huge quantity of resources Britain has poured into surveillance operations outside the embassy since 2012. '
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