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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Canada’s ex-spy chief says White House response to Signal leak threatens ‘Five Eyes’ security

close up of a hand point to a printout of text messages
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi points to text messages by Pete Hegseth during a House hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Canada’s former spy chief has said the Trump administration’s attempts to downplay the leak of top-secret attack plans is a “very worrying” development, with implications for broader intelligence sharing among US allies.

On Wednesday, the Atlantic magazine published new and detailed messages from a group chat, including plans for US bombings, drone launches and targeting information of the assault, including descriptions of weather conditions. Among the recipients of the messages was a prominent journalist, who was inadvertently added to the group.

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