Passengers are seen in Terminal D at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, July 5, 2013. Snowden, via his legal advisor Sarah Harrison from WikiLeaks, earlier this week handed over an asylum request to Russian authorities but withdrew it later. He fled to Moscow from Hong Kong and has reportedly stayed since June 23 in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (Xinhua/Liu Yiran)
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MANAGUA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Friday his government would be willing to grant political asylum to Edward Snowden, the U.S. intelligence whistleblower, "if conditions permit."
Ortega also confirmed that his government had received a formal asylum request from Snowden via its embassy in Moscow. Full story
A passenger walks in the transit area of Terminal E at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, July 5, 2013. Snowden, via his legal advisor Sarah Harrison from WikiLeaks, earlier this week handed over an asylum request to Russian authorities but withdrew it later. He fled to Moscow from Hong Kong and has reportedly stayed since June 23 in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (Xinhua/Liu Yiran)
Passengers walk in the transit area between Terminal E and F at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, July 5, 2013. Snowden, via his legal advisor Sarah Harrison from WikiLeaks, earlier this week handed over an asylum request to Russian authorities but withdrew it later. He fled to Moscow from Hong Kong and has reportedly stayed since June 23 in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (Xinhua/Liu Yiran)
Ground staff of an airline work at a check-in counter in Terminal D at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, July 5, 2013. Snowden, via his legal advisor Sarah Harrison from WikiLeaks, earlier this week handed over an asylum request to Russian authorities but withdrew it later. He fled to Moscow from Hong Kong and has reportedly stayed since June 23 in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (Xinhua/Liu Yiran)
A passenger walks in the transit area between Terminal D and E at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, July 5, 2013. Snowden, via his legal advisor Sarah Harrison from WikiLeaks, earlier this week handed over an asylum request to Russian authorities but withdrew it later. He fled to Moscow from Hong Kong and has reportedly stayed since June 23 in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (Xinhua/Liu Yiran)
