UK vows to block Assange route as Ecuador grants him asylum official

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Julian Assange has been granted political asylum by Ecuador. The country's Foreign Minister made the announcement, stressing the whistleblower's fears of being politically persecuted are justified - READ MORE http://on.rt.com/q35u3q

RT's Laura Smith has been following the developments outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

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08/16/2012