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Russia 'has not received' Snowden asylum bid

Russia has not received an asylum bid from fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, Moscow officials say.

In his first appearance since fleeing to a Moscow airport from Hong three weeks ago, Mr Snowden had said he would apply to Russia on Friday.

He wants to go to Latin America where he has been offered asylum.

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The director of the Russian migration service, Konstantin Romodanovsky, said on Saturday that no request had been made.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, meanwhile, told reporters at a foreign ministers' meeting in Kyrgyzstan: "We are not in contact with Snowden."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23300425

Strange that he didn't file the request yesterday as he stated he would do. What was the point of the PR event?

How the Snowden Affair Became a Freak Show
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023235597