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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Papers strewn on Newcastle street feared to be sensitive army documents

Entrance to Catterick garrison
The documents appeared to be connected to regiments at Catterick garrison in North Yorkshire. Photograph: PA Media

The Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating after piles of papers with potentially confidential UK military information were found scattered along a street in Newcastle.

The documents reportedly included army soldier ranks, emails, shift patterns and weapon-issue details. Other papers contained information that appeared to relate to an armoury and an intruder-detection system.

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