Britain plays down impact of US leaks, says some information untrue

FILE PHOTO: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace walks on Downing Street in London, Britain, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday played down the impact from the leaks of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents online, saying some of the information being circulated from them was untrue and manipulated, without offering specific examples.

A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard accused of leaking top secret military intelligence records online was arrested last week and charged with unlawfully copying and transmitting classified material.