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Confidential army papers found in Newcastle street

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Piles of papers containing confidential military information have been found scattered in Newcastle .

They include soldiers' ranks, emails, shift patterns and weapon issue details.

The Ministry of Defence said it was looking into the matter "urgently" and is conducting an investigation.

Information security consultant Gary Hibberd said the papers posed a "significant" threat to those named.