An unidentified male intruder attempted to break into the Ecuadorian Sunday night, so says Internet transparency group WikiLeaks.
Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012 (Getty Images)
The “cat burglar” scaled the East wall of the embassy — where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living since being granted asylum in 2012 — and tried to enter through a window. (VIDEO: Assange: Google Is In Bed With Hillary’s Campaign)
Male intruder at 2.47am climbed this wall of the Ecuadorian embassy in London where Assange has asylum https://t.co/6ZIHDkuquJ
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 22, 2016
The Ecuadorian Embassy in London (Getty Images)
The intruder was eventually discovered by security but fled the scene. (VIDEO: Julian Assange: Hillary Reeks Of ‘McCarthyism’)
16 mins ago at 2:47am a “cat burgler” scaled the side wall+window of the Ecuadorian embassy in London; fled after being caught by security.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 22, 2016