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Julian Assange: Man 'close' to Wikileaks co-founder arrested in Ecuador

A man with close ties to Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested while trying to leave Ecuador, the country's interior ministry says.

Interior Minister María Paula Romo did not name the man but said he had been arrested for "investigative purposes". An unnamed government official told the Associated Press that the man is Ola Bini, a Swedish software developer

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