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Bail refused.
He was refused bail despite five wealthy supporters, including heiress Jemima Khan and writer John Pilger, offering £100,000 ($150,000) in assurance.
The Australian, who gave a Victoria address when asked in court, was whisked into the complex by an unmarked police car an hour earlier at about 1pm this afternoon.
He had walked into a London police station at 9.30am this morning and was immediately arrested over demands that he is sent to Sweden to face questioning over the rape allegations.
It comes after Scotland Yard officers finally took receipt of the correct paperwork for a European Arrest Warrant yesterday.
U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates today said the arrest 'sounds like good news' while Downing Street was more tempered, describing the incident as 'entirely a matter for police'.
WikiLeaks today said Mr Assange's arrest will not stop further U.S. diplomatic cables being released. A spokesman added: 'This will not change our operation.'
His lawyer Mark Stephens said: ‘Julian Assange has been the one in hot pursuit to vindicate himself to clear his good name.
‘He has been trying to meet with her (the Swedish prosecutor) to find out what the allegations are he has to face and also the evidence against him, which he still hasn't seen.’
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