Pentagon leaks: US air national guardsman, 21, identified as suspect

Jack Teixeira led Thug Shaker Central online group and is facing arrest in Massachusetts, say reports

The man believed to be responsible for the leak of hundreds of US defence documents that have laid bare military secrets and upset Washington's relations with key allies is reported to be a 21-year-old air national guardsman based in Massachusetts.

Jack Teixeira was the leader of an online chat group who uploaded hundreds of photographs of secret and top secret documents, according to the New York Times. The online group called itself Thug Shaker Central, made up of 20 to 30 young men and teenagers who shared their love of guns, racist memes and video games.