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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Julian Borger and Manisha Ganguly

Pentagon leaks: US air national guardsman, 21, identified as suspect

Jack Teixeira
Jack Teixeira is reportedly a member of Massachusetts air national guard Photograph: web

The man believed to be responsible for the leak of hundreds of US defence documents that have laid bare military secrets and upset Washington’s relations with key allies is a 21-year-old air national guardsman based in Massachusetts.

Jack Teixeira was arrested at his home in the town of North Dighton, Massachusetts, by FBI agents on Thursday. Helicopter news footage showed a young man in red shorts, being made to walk backwards towards a team of agents standing by an armoured vehicle dressed in camouflage and body armour, pointing their rifles at him.

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