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🇺🇸🇬🇧 Julian Assange faces extradition warrant to US after UK arrest | Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English
Published on Apr 11, 2019
Seven years after he first entered Ecuador's embassy in London seeking asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by British police and faces extradition to the United States.
A bedraggled and sickly looking Assange on Thursday was dragged out of the building in the UK capital by officers and bundled into a police van after the South American country abruptly revoked his asylum earlier in the morning.
The Australian national, 47, was initially arrested for breaching bail terms and was later found guilty before a London court.
US federal prosecutors meanwhile charged him with computer hacking and aiding whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, which they said carries a potential five-year prison term. His sentencing will take place next month via video link.
Al Jazeera's Sonia Gallego reports from London.
