BBC News 1 August 2013, 07:43 US ET
Snowden 'Leaves Moscow Airport'
US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden leaves Moscow airport, his lawyer tells the BBC
The BBC's Moscow correspondent Daniel Sanford is reporting that Edward Snowden left Moscow Airport up to two hours ago:
Sheremetyevo Airport says Edward Snowden left one and a half to two hours ago
Snowden Granted 'One Year Temporary Asylum' in Russia
Edward Snowden has been granted one year of temporary asylum in Russia, according to his lawyer.
More to come.......
Edward Snowden's Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena has told the Wall Street Journal: "I already escorted him out of the airport into a taxi." But he declined to say where his client was heading to, except that he was going to a secure location.
"Edward Snowden was granted temporary asylum in Russia for a year and
has now left Moscow airport under the care of WikiLeaks' Sarah Harrison”
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