Suppporters erupt in applause as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange emerges from Ecuador' Embassy in London.

He berated the United States for threatening freedom of expression.

Some supporters had camped out for days.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) MIRANDA (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), ASSANGE SUPPORTER, SAYING:

"I thought it was really, really really good that he came out, but I don't see why he couldn't come out. I can't see why the police are stopping him coming out, because they will arrest him if he steps off of ... out of the Ecuadorian embassy even though he has asylum. I don't understand that at all."

Assange had to make his speech from inside the embassy to avoid arrest by British police who want to extradite him to Sweden for questioning over rape allegations.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) CHINAPPA (DID NOT WANT TO GIVE LAST NAME), ASSANGE SUPPORTER, SAYING:

"I think it is a contrived and very stupid situation where people are sitting on their high horses and they don't want to get off. Is Assange is right, the two girls he is supposed to have assaulted, alleged, have a right as well, but you can do that without doing all of this."

Assange's lawyer says his client is in a fighting spirit, but no information was given about his next course of action.