US Air Force National Guardsman Jack Teixeira has been arrested in Massachusetts on suspicion of leaking classified documents.
It is possible the leak may have started on a site called Discord.The FBI has arrested an employee of the US Air Force National Guardthat embarrassed the country's officials with allies around the world.
Video images played on news channels showed heavily armed officers in Massachusetts accompanying a young man wearing a grey t-shirt and bright red shorts into a waiting car.The leaks were a "deliberate, criminal act," the Pentagon said. US President Joe Biden earlier on Thursday said investigators were closing in on the source of the online leaks.Source:The New York Times earlier reported that Mr Teixeira was a national guardsman who led Thug Shaker Central, an online forum used by about 20 to 30 people.
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