French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's team blasted a "massive and coordinated hacking attack" against his campaign after a flood of internal documents were released online barely 24 hours before the election. Hillary Clinton has alleged Russian hacking of her campaign's emails was partly to blame for her defeat in last year's US presidential election to Donald Trump. "Clearly, the documents arising from the hacking are all lawful and show the normal functioning of a presidential campaign," aides said in a statement. Senior Le Pen aide Florian Philippot suggested on Twitter that the leak might contain information that the media had deliberately suppressed. Polls released earlier Friday had showed Macron gaining momentum, forecasting victory for the pro-European, pro-business former banker with around 62 percent to 38 percent for Le Pen.

Source: Egypt Independent May 06, 2017 10:41 UTC