The US intelligence fugitive Edward Snowden has arrived in Moscow on a flight from Hong Kong.
But he is only thought to be in transit before leaving for Venezuela or Ecuador, via Cuba. The US wanted him extradited from Hong Kong but the government said Washington had failed to meet its requirements.
Mr Snowden, an intelligence contractor, fled to Hong Kong in May after revealing extensive internet and phone surveillance by US intelligence.
The Aeroflot Airbus, flight SU213, landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport at 17:10 local time (13:10 GMT).
Russian media say he was picked up at the airport by either a Venezuelan or Ecuadorean embassy car.
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