Snowden asks for asylum in Russia

Edward Snowden, the alleged National Security Agency leaker, said Friday at a meeting with human rights groups at a Moscow airport that he is seeking temporary political asylum in Russia.

He did it as a means for seeking permament status in a Latin American country.

Snowden says the government in Western Europe and North American are are acting outside the law bypreventing him from traveling.

The United States has revoked Snowden's passport.

Snowden was meeting with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other rights organizations.