the source of the leaks that resulted in highly classified documents being released on the internet. in the last hour, the pentagon says they are looking at the impact those leaks could have on us national security and that a criminal investigation has been opened. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, i mean, clearly these documents, which are making the rounds for a few days, they are starting to concern the us department of defence officials were getting in the most recent statement from the pentagon, i want to summarise a bit of that here. depending on saying we have engaged with allies and partners and have informed relevant congressional committees and the department of defence, we also know that a criminal investigation has now been opened into the source of these documents. us government looking to find who may have leaked this, was country may have been behind it if it originated from the us, potentially from russia
i m helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we start here in the us, where thejustice department is investigating the leaking of dozens of leaked intelligence documents which surfaced on social media a few days ago. some officials have suggested the topics point to an american source but they re not ruling out the possibility that pro russian activists or agents might be involved. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more. carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, these documents, they have been circulating online and social media for days now, but clearly us officials are concerned, especially when it comes to security. in a recent statement from the pentagon officials say they re working on verifying the documents to work out if they are the real deal or not. but they say the documents contain classified material, highly sensitive material, highly sensitive material, they also say that they are focused on assessing they are focused on assessing the impact that these
In yemens 21 month war. 140 people killed, over 500 injured, in saudi led air strikes as they attended a funeral. The saudis said the attack was based on incorrect information, and their yemeni partners were to blame. We cross the front line to ask who was responsible. And we follow the bombs back to where they came from the United States. Apparently the United States and United Kingdom think it is totally fine for these strikes to keep on happening, and i am just very outraged that we are still assisting what looked just like war crimes. The bombing raised serious questions for saudi arabia and its allies, the us and the uk, about the conduct of the war. Could this air strike have changed the course of the war in yemen . Relatives and friends are gathering in the yemeni capital, sanaa. They are paying their respects to the victims of the worst air strike in the countrys war. There are thousands of people here that have come to mourn their loved ones that were lost in the great hall, a
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