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Hong Kong: Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden: In an interview with The New York Times, Snowden said he handed over all the documents he had obtained to journalists during his stay in Hong Kong. The newspaper posted its story on its website Thursday, according to The Star. Theres a zero per cent chance the Russians or Chinese have received any documents, he said and WASHINGTON Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says that he did not take any secret NSA documents to Russia and that intelligence officials in China as well as Russia could not get access to the documents he had obtained before leaving the United States. Snowden said he did not retain copies of the documents and did not take them to Russia because it wouldnt serve the public interest, the Times reported. He said his familiarity with Chinas intelligence abilities allowed him to protect the documents from Chinese spies while he was in Hong Kong. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.