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The FBI confirmed in a statement that it had made an arrest in North Dighton and, although it did not specify who the person arrested is, the US media assure that it is Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of the National Guard Massachusetts Air.
The US television channels showed a large police device around the house in North Dighton de Teixeira with helicopters flying over the surroundings.
the alleged perpetrator
Authorities have not identified the author of the leaks, but The Washington Post and The New York Times published the suspect’s name on Thursday.
According to The Washington Post, Teixeira was able to access classified information thanks to his job as a computer technician at a Massachusetts Air National Guard base.
After accessing the documents, Teixeira allegedly posted them on the Discord platform, popular among video game fans, with the aim of impressing other young people.
Subsequently, these documents were disseminated through other social networks, such as Telegram, and ended up on the front pages of major newspapers around the world.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland is scheduled to provide details at a press conference soon.
The war in Ukraine and US allies, in the leaks
Most of the leaked documents are related to the war in Ukraine and give details about US and NATO plans to reinforce the Ukrainian offensive.
In addition, the information suggests that Washington could have been spying on some of its closest allies, such as Ukraine itself, South Korea and Israel.
The rain of leaks began last Friday, continued over the weekend, and has continued this week.
The impact it will have is still unknown, but some analysts have compared it to what the country experienced in 2013, when former analyst Edward Snowden exposed the scope of the massive espionage programs that the United States launched after the September 11 attacks. from 2001.
Biden was not worried
US President Joe Biden, visiting Dublin, said Thursday that the Justice Department was “close” to learning more about the leak of secret Pentagon documents.
In addition, Biden said that he is not concerned about the content of the documents, although he does worry that the leak occurred.
“I am concerned that it has happened, but there is nothing current that I know of that is of great concern,” he said.