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| US 'spied on French presidents' - Wikileaks | US 'spied on French presidents' - Wikileaks |
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| The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-12, WikiLeaks says. | The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-12, WikiLeaks says. |
| The whistleblower website cites "top secret intelligence reports and technical documents" from the NSA. | The whistleblower website cites "top secret intelligence reports and technical documents" from the NSA. |
| US state department spokesman John Kirby said: "We do not comment on the veracity or content of leaked documents." France has made no comment. | |
| The NSA was earlier accused of spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. | The NSA was earlier accused of spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
| That allegation arose from documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about large-scale US surveillance in 2013. | That allegation arose from documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about large-scale US surveillance in 2013. |
| However, earlier this month Germany dropped its investigation, saying the NSA had failed to provide enough evidence to justify legal action. | However, earlier this month Germany dropped its investigation, saying the NSA had failed to provide enough evidence to justify legal action. |
| Source unclear | |
| On Tuesday, Wikileaks said it began publishing the files under the heading "Espionnage Elysee" - a reference to the French presidential palace. | |
| It said the secret files "derive from directly targeted NSA surveillance of the communications" of the three French presidents as well as French ministers and the ambassador to the US. | |
| One of the files, dated 2012, is about Mr Hollande discussing Greece's possible exit from the eurozone. | |
| It is unclear whether the material comes from the data stolen by Edward Snowden, the BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera says. |