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At least 50 plots foiled by spy programs: NSA chief

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The director of the National Security Agency (NSA) insisted June 18 that the U.S. government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, in a forceful defense echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.

Details on two thwarted attacks have already been disclosed, and Army Gen. Keith Alexander promised additional information to the panel on thwarted attacks that the programs helped stop.

He provided few additional details, but said the programs "assist the intelligence community to connect the dots." (AP)

情報収集プログラムでテロ50件以上を阻止、NSA局長が証言

米国家安全保障局（NSA）の局長は６月18日、米下院情報委員会の公聴会で証言し、極秘の個人情報収集によって50件を超えるテロを未然に防いだと語った。

The Japan Times ST: June 28, 2013