James Clapper, the director of US national intelligence, has reacted sharply after leaked documents revealed information about two top-secret intelligence-gathering programmes.

In an unusual statement late on Thursday, Clapper called disclosure of the internet surveillance program "reprehensible" and said the leak about the phone record collecting could cause long-lasting and irreversible harm to the nation's ability to respond to threats.

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