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| Jack Teixeira: Suspect in Pentagon documents leak arrested | Jack Teixeira: Suspect in Pentagon documents leak arrested |
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| Jack Teixeira in a photo posted on social media | Jack Teixeira in a photo posted on social media |
| A 21-year-old US Air Force National Guard employee has been arrested over the leak of US defence and intelligence documents. | |
| Jack Teixeira is reported to be the leader of an online gaming chat group where the files were leaked. | |
| The documents revealed sensitive intelligence about the war in Ukraine and other countries around the world. | |
| Aerial footage showed officers making an arrest at Mr Teixeira's family home Thursday. | |
| The arrest happened in Dighton, a town of 8,000 people about an hour to the south of Boston. | The arrest happened in Dighton, a town of 8,000 people about an hour to the south of Boston. |
| Watch the arrest of the suspected document leaker | |
| Watch the arrest of the suspected document leaker | |
| Footage shows a young man, believed to be Mr Teixeira, walking backwards towards armed FBI officers with his hands raised, before he is handcuffed and led to a car. | Footage shows a young man, believed to be Mr Teixeira, walking backwards towards armed FBI officers with his hands raised, before he is handcuffed and led to a car. |
| The New York Times used interviews and social media clues to identify Mr Teixeira - a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard - before the confirmation of his arrest. | |
| The FBI said in a statement the arrest happened "without incident" and that agents were continuing to investigate at the home. | The FBI said in a statement the arrest happened "without incident" and that agents were continuing to investigate at the home. |
| Starting several months ago, at least 50 but perhaps more than 100 classified documents were posted on Discord - a social media platform popular with gamers. | Starting several months ago, at least 50 but perhaps more than 100 classified documents were posted on Discord - a social media platform popular with gamers. |
| The documents - which BBC News is examining - contain a range of intelligence assessments about the war in Ukraine, but also sensitive intelligence about countries around the world, including US allies. | The documents - which BBC News is examining - contain a range of intelligence assessments about the war in Ukraine, but also sensitive intelligence about countries around the world, including US allies. |
| A Department of Defense spokesman has said the Pentagon is continuing to work to "understand the scope, scale and impact of these leaks." | |
| More Pentagon leaks coverage: | |
| Eight things we learned from the leaked files | |
| Leaks suggest US spied on UN chief | |
| How secret files on Ukraine spread, then disappeared | |
| Western special forces inside Ukraine, leak shows | |
| On Wednesday, the Washington Post published an interview with one of the members of the chat room where the documents initially appeared. | On Wednesday, the Washington Post published an interview with one of the members of the chat room where the documents initially appeared. |
| He described the leaker as a young, charismatic gun enthusiast in his early to mid-20s who works at an unnamed military base. | He described the leaker as a young, charismatic gun enthusiast in his early to mid-20s who works at an unnamed military base. |
| The Post reported that the man was the leader of a Discord chat room including roughly two dozen members who swapped "memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat" and prayed and watched movies together. | The Post reported that the man was the leader of a Discord chat room including roughly two dozen members who swapped "memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat" and prayed and watched movies together. |
| The members included people from Russia and Ukraine and a number of other countries in Europe, Asia and South America, the paper reported. | The members included people from Russia and Ukraine and a number of other countries in Europe, Asia and South America, the paper reported. |
| At first the leaks were kept inside the small chat room, but in early March members began posting them on other Discord servers, including ones dedicated to the game Minecraft and a Filipino YouTuber. | At first the leaks were kept inside the small chat room, but in early March members began posting them on other Discord servers, including ones dedicated to the game Minecraft and a Filipino YouTuber. |
| From there they were posted on the fringe message board 4chan and on the Telegram chat app, particularly on pro-Russia channels. In some cases they were altered to increase Ukrainian casualty counts. | From there they were posted on the fringe message board 4chan and on the Telegram chat app, particularly on pro-Russia channels. In some cases they were altered to increase Ukrainian casualty counts. |
| Earlier, while on a trip to Ireland, US President Joe Biden said investigators were close to finding the person who leaked the documents. | Earlier, while on a trip to Ireland, US President Joe Biden said investigators were close to finding the person who leaked the documents. |
| "There's a full blown investigation going on, as you know, with the intelligence community and the Justice Department, and they're getting close," Mr Biden told reporters. | "There's a full blown investigation going on, as you know, with the intelligence community and the Justice Department, and they're getting close," Mr Biden told reporters. |
| Washington Post journalist: Pentagon document leaker had 'frantic' reaction | |
| Washington Post journalist: Pentagon document leaker had 'frantic' reaction | |
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