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Tieng Anh Vui
The head of the US electronic spying agency has defended the massive surveillance programmes newly revealed by a former intelligence worker.
In a US Senate hearing, National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander said the programmes had disrupted dozens of terror plots.
And US Secretary of State John Kerry said there was a "delicate but vital balance" between privacy and security.
Meanwhile, the leaker has pledged to fight extradition to the US.
Edward Snowden fled his home in Hawaii and went to Hong Kong shortly before the highly sensitive leaks were published by the Guardian newspaper last week.
The information leaked by Mr Snowden has undoubtedly angered the US government, but so far he has not been charged by the authorities, nor is he the subject of an extradition request.
But European leaders have also expressed concerns over the scale of the programmes and have demanded to know whether the rights of EU citizens had been infringed.
In a news conference alongside UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, Mr Kerry said: "With respect to privacy, freedom and the constitution I think over time, this will withstand scrutiny and people will understand it."
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