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obligation to extradite him to Sweden. We must carry out that obligation, and of course we fully intend to do so. The Ecuadorian government's decision does not change that, and nor does it change the current circumstances in any way."

Police in Chile have detained 139 people – most of them teenage students – who are occupying three schools in the capital Santiago in continuing protest against the government's education policies. There were violent clashes as police moved into the buildings. Student leader, Camila Vallejo, criticized the action.

"It's a direct assault on public education, and on the chance to advance towards ending inequality in Chile."

Chilean students have held months of mass protests in the past year to demand free, high quality public education for all.

Eleven people have died after a military helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. Nato-led forces in the country said seven of the dead were American military personnel, three were members of the Afghan security forces, and one was an Afghan civilian interpreter. The Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Kandahar province.

The number of people killed in bomb and shooting attacks in Iraq on Thursday has climbed to at least forty-five. Most of the victims died in and around Baghdad and in the northern city of Kirkuk. Security forces and police appeared to be the targets of several of the bombings.

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