WASHINGTON, April 22: The Central Intelligence Agency has fired an unidentified officer who acknowledged leaking classified information to members of the media, a spokesman for the agency said.

The firing arose from an internal investigation into media leaks that centred on officers who were “involved in or exposed to certain intelligence programs,” said CIA spokesman Tom Crispell.

“During the course of these investigations, the CIA officer acknowledged having unauthorized discussions with members of the media in which the officer knowingly and wilfully shared classified intelligence, including operational information,” he said.

“Yesterday, that officer was terminated,” he said..—AFP