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Russia’s Migration Service denies reports on Snowden’s asking for asylum

The information published in some foreign media on an ostensible request from Snowden to grant him political asylum stands at variance with reality

MOSCOW, July 1 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Federal Migration Service has refuted the mass media reports that the fugitive former CIA analyst Edwards Snowden has asked the Russian government to grant a political asylum to him.

“The information published in some foreign media on an ostensible request from Snowden to grant him political asylum stands at variance with reality,” he said.