Julian Assange believes there is a "significant risk" of being    extradited to the United States if he leaves the Ecuador    embassy in London.  
    Speaking inside the embassy on Thursday on the second    anniversary of his dramatic arrival, the WikiLeaks founder made    it clear he will remain inside the building until the impasse    over his future is broken.  
    He is wanted for questioning in Sweden over sex allegations by    two women but fears being sent to the US if he leaves London.  
    He told a handful of journalists that threats had been made    against his children and his mother since he has been living in    the embassy.  
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    A group of supporters held a vigil outside the embassy to mark    the anniversary.  
    Mr Assange claimed the bill for mounting a round the clock    police guard was STG6.5 million ($A11.9 million).  
    Assange said the work of WikiLeaks was continuing, even though    he can not leave the building, adding that money was still    being donated to the whistleblowing publisher despite a banking    blockade.  
    He estimated that the ban on collecting money, imposed by    leading credit card companies, had cost WikiLeaks tens of    millions of pounds.  
    He spoke by videolink to Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo    Patino in Quito, who assured him that Ecuador would continue to    "protect" him after it granted Assange political asylum.  
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