Julian Assange arrested in London - PHOTO - VIDEO

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Report informs citing  BBC.

Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.

The Metropolitan Police said he had been taken into custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court "as soon as is possible".