Snowden not on board flight to Cuba
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NSA">NSA</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span>-<span word="blower">blower</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="he">he</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="leaker">leaker</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="onboard">onboard</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="Aeroflot">Aeroflot</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="flightSU">flightSU</span>150 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Interfax">Interfax</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unidentified">unidentified</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="passport">passport</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="annulled">annulled</span>.</p><p><span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evade">evade</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>. <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="application">application</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lodged">lodged</span> "<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="objections">objections</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p><span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Leung">Leung</span> <span word="Chun">Chun</span>-<span word="ying">ying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Leung">Leung</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> "<span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="displeasure">displeasure</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>".</p>
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