Snowden allowed to leave Moscow airport

In this July 12, 2013 file photo originally made available by Human Rights Watch, Edward Snowden attends a meeting with Russian activists and officials at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow.

In this July 12, 2013 file photo originally made available by Human Rights Watch, Edward Snowden attends a meeting with Russian activists and officials at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow.

Published Jul 24, 2013

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Moscow - Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was on Wednesday granted documents that will allow him to leave a Moscow airport where he is holed up, an airport source said on Wednesday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Snowden, who is wanted by the United States for leaking details of US government intelligence programmes, was expected to meet his lawyer at Sheremetyevo airport later on Wednesday after lodging a request for temporary asylum in Russia. The immigration authorities declined immediate comment. - Reuters

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