Brazil Turns Down Snowden’s Asylum Request

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Brazil’s foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday that the country will not grant asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, Reuters reported.

The spokesman said that the request submitted by the 30-year-old former government contractor, who’s currently in Moscow, will go unanswered.

India also rejected Snowden’s asylum request on Tuesday. 

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