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Julian Assange''s secret escape plan made public

London: Ecuadorian officials considered to smuggle out Julian Assange from their London embassy in a diplomatic bag, wearing a fancy dress disguise, in one the many bizarre plots drawn up to evade arrest of the WikiLeaks founder.



London: Ecuadorian officials considered to smuggle out Julian Assange from their London embassy in a diplomatic bag, wearing a fancy dress disguise, in one the many bizarre plots drawn up to evade arrest of the WikiLeaks founder. Other options for sneaking the WikiLeaks founder out of the embassy in Knightsbridge included scrambling across a rooftop to a helipad, making a dash for a diplomat's car and getting lost among the people in Harrods, just yards away, The Times reported. PTI

S Korea accuses North of flying drone across border 

Seoul: South Korea accused North Korea of flying a suspected spy drone across the border during talks last week aimed at ending a military standoff that had pushed the neighbours to the brink of an armed clash. A radar detected the flight of a suspected unmanned aerial vehicle first on August 22 in the demilitarised zone (DMZ), which bisects the Korean peninsula, Seoul's joint chiefs of staff (JCS) said. AFP

Thai bomb suspect admit to being at attack scene 

Bangkok: The Thai police on Wednesday made considerable progress in its probe into a deadly bombing at a temple here after the main suspect admitted to being at the bombing scene and his fingerprints matched those found on a bottle containing bomb-making materials. During interrogation, police learned that he often travelled between Thailand and Cambodia. PTI

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