World | Edward Snowden Snowden Lands in Moscow After Fleeing Hong Kong Final destination is reportedly Venezuela By Polly Davis Doig Posted Jun 23, 2013 5:42 AM CDT Updated Jun 23, 2013 8:45 AM CDT Copied In this June 21, 2013 file photo, a banner supporting Edward Snowden is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) Edward Snowden left Hong Kong today "through a lawful and normal channel," and has now landed in Moscow, though that's not his final destination. WikiLeaks tweeted that it had helped the former NSA contractor flee, just after the United States filed extradition papers, securing him "political asylum in a democratic country, travel papers (and) safe exit from Hong Kong." WikiLeaks says Snowden is in the company of its legal advisers. From Moscow, Russia's ITAR-Tass news service is reporting that Snowden will take a plane for Cuba tonight, then fly to Caracas, Venezuela. Hong Kong acknowledged the White House's extradition request, reports the AP, but said in a statement that it failed to "fully comply with the legal requirements under Hong Kong law" and that in the absence of "sufficient information to process the request for provisional warrant of arrest, there is no legal basis to restrict Mr. Snowden from leaving Hong Kong." Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error