Pentagon leaks: FBI arrests 21-year-old US Air Force employee Jack Teixeira on suspicion of leaking Ukraine war intel

The US on Friday made arrested a suspect in the Pentagon document leak case. The FBI has taken into custody 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, who is a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. FBI agents converged at Teixeira’s Massachusetts home and heavily armed tactical agents took Teixeira, who was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, into custody outside the property, “without incident," Attorney General Merrick Garland said. Investigators believe that the guardsman, who specializes in intelligence, led the online chat group where the documents were posted. Garland said Teixeira will be charged with the unauthorised removal of classified national defense information. Also read: Who is Jack Teixeira, the suspect arrested over leaked Pentagon documents? The emergence of Teixeira as the apparent primary suspect is bound to raise questions about how the highest-profile US intelligence leak in years, one that continues to unfold with almost daily revelations of highly classified documents, could have been caused by a low-ranking service member. The Joe Biden administration has been scrambling to assess the diplomatic and national security consequences of the leaked documents since they were first reported last week. Pentagon had earlier called the leaks a “very serious security risk.” The embarrassing security breach has revealed US’ doubt over the viability of a coming counteroffensive by Kyiv’s forces against Russian troops as well as concerns about Ukrainian air defences, and pointed to Washington spying on allies. With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.