Robert Gates: WikiLeaks fallout 'severe and dangerous'

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The publication of sensitive military documents on the Wikileaks website is "potentially severe and dangerous" for US troops and their partners in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said.

The FBI has been asked to assist in the criminal investigation into who was behind the leaks, he told a news conference in Washington.

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