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| Jack Teixeira: Suspect arrested over leaked Pentagon documents | Jack Teixeira: Suspect arrested over leaked Pentagon documents |
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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 member has been arrested over the leak of classified documents. | |
| Jack Teixeira is reported to be the leader of an online gaming chat group where the files were leaked. | Jack Teixeira is reported to be the leader of an online gaming chat group where the files were leaked. |
| US officials said he will be charged under the Espionage Act, which makes it a crime to transmit classified US defence information. | |
| The documents revealed sensitive intelligence about the war in Ukraine and other countries around the world. | 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 on Thursday. | Aerial footage showed officers making an arrest at Mr Teixeira's family home on 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 |
| Watch the arrest of the suspected document leaker | Watch the arrest of the suspected document leaker |
| Footage of the arrest shows a young man, believed to be Mr Teixeira, walking backward towards armed FBI officers with his hands raised before he is handcuffed and led to a car. | Footage of the arrest shows a young man, believed to be Mr Teixeira, walking backward towards armed FBI officers with his hands raised before he is handcuffed and led to a car. |
| He is expected to make his first court appearance for an arraignment in Boston on Friday. | |
| 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 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. |
| In a brief statement on Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Mr Teixeira was taken into custody "without incident" in connection with the investigation "into alleged unauthorised removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defence information". | |
| Mr Garland provided no further details on the investigation or the motive for the leaks. | |
| At a separate news conference earlier in the day, Defence Department spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said that the leak was a "deliberate criminal act" and violation of protocols governing the handling of classified materials. | |
| What was in the leaks? | What was in the leaks? |
| 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 Defence Department spokesman has said the Pentagon is continuing to work to "understand the scope, scale and impact of these leaks". | |
| More Pentagon leaks coverage: | More Pentagon leaks coverage: |
| Eight things we learned from the leaked files | Eight things we learned from the leaked files |
| Leaks suggest US spied on UN chief | Leaks suggest US spied on UN chief |
| How secret files on Ukraine spread, then disappeared | How secret files on Ukraine spread, then disappeared |
| Western special forces inside Ukraine, leak shows | 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. |
| The Air National Guard is the reserve of the US Air Force. Units are split up by state, and Mr Teixeira was based at Otis Air National Guard Base in western Cape Cod, Massachusetts. | The Air National Guard is the reserve of the US Air Force. Units are split up by state, and Mr Teixeira was based at Otis Air National Guard Base in western Cape Cod, Massachusetts. |
| According to his service record, obtained by CBS, Mr Teixeira joined the force in 2019. His official title is cyber transport systems journeyman and he holds the rank of Airman 1st Class - a relatively junior position. | According to his service record, obtained by CBS, Mr Teixeira joined the force in 2019. His official title is cyber transport systems journeyman and he holds the rank of Airman 1st Class - a relatively junior position. |
| 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 |
| Washington Post journalist: Pentagon document leaker had 'frantic' reaction | Washington Post journalist: Pentagon document leaker had 'frantic' reaction |
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| US national security | US national security |
| National security | National security |
| United States | United States |