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White House officials say leaked intelligence documents present a ‘very serious’ security risk as investigation continues

John Kirby says there is no information about further data leaks. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein )

The online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a "very serious" risk to national security, and senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage, a top Pentagon spokesman has said.

As the public airing of the data sends shock waves across the US government, the White House said there are concerns there could be additional leaks.

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