Paris • British authorities arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday in response to a U.S. extradition request, and a U.S. federal court unsealed an indictment charging him with a single count of conspiracy to disclose classified information that could be used to injure the United States.
Assange was taken into custody by British police after Ecuador rescinded his asylum at its embassy in London, ending a standoff that lasted nearly seven years.
London's Metropolitan Police said a statement that Assange was "arrested on behalf of the United States authorities" and would "appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court as soon as possible.