Confusion surrounds claims from a Russian politician that US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has accepted an offer of political asylum from Venezuela, after the statement was deleted from Twitter.
In a tweet, the head of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee, Alexei Pushkov wrote: "Snowden has given his agreement to (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro's offer of political asylum."
However the tweet was quickly removed from his account and replaced by the clarification: "I got the information from the 18pm news bulletin from (Russian state TV channel) Vesti 24. All questions to them."
Pushkov then added a further tweet, which said: "As Vesti 24 reported sourcing Maduro, Snowden has accepted his asylum offer. If that is so, he's chosen that option as most reliable."
But the statement has led to confusion as Vesti has only been reporting that Venezuela had received an asylum request from Snowden.
Since Snowden's arrival in Russia, Alexei Pushkov has acted as the Kremlin's unofficial spokesman on the affair.
Former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden leaked details of a US intelligence programme used to monitor Internet activity and is on the run after espionage charges were filed against him.
He is believed to have been in a transit zone in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport since June 23 after arriving from Hong Kong and reportedly failing to board an onward flight to Cuba.
The whistleblower has appealed to around 20 countries for political asylum and Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he should choose a final destination and go there as soon as possible.
But how exactly Snowden would get to another country is unclear, as his passport has been invalidated by the US authorities and flying through American or European airspace could cause complications.
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