WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spoken of his fear he may be assassinated if he steps outside the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge.
In an interview with The Times Magazine, the controversial hacker said there were "security issues" with the balcony and suggested one risk if he left the building was being "droned" by the CIA.
He told the publication: "There have been bomb threats and assassination threats from various people."
The Australian admitted it was "not likely" he would be shot on the balcony - but indicated he felt threatened by American intelligence services if he was ever free.
"I'm a white guy," Mr Assange said. "Unless I convert to Islam it's not that likely that I'll be droned, but we have seen things creeping towards that."
Mr Assange was granted political asylum by the government of Ecuador under the 1951 Refugee Convention in 2012 and has been holed up inside their London embassy ever since.
He believes he risks extradition to the US from the UK and Sweden, where he is under investigation for his involvement with Wikileaks. He also faces extradition to Sweden for an investigation into an alleged rape.
Over a period of nearly five years, he has been detained without charge in prison, under house arrest and in the embassy, with round-the-clock police guard thought to cost more than £11 million.
