UK signs extradition order to send Julian Assange to US

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VideoBritish Home Affairs Secretary has signed an extradition order for Julian Assange.

The United Kingdom has signed an extradition order to send Julian Assange to the United States, ABC TV reports.

Assange will face charges that he conspired to hack government computers and violated an espionage law.

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid told the BBC the final decision on Assange's extradition would be up to the court.

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