Story highlights The Defense Intelligence Agency deleted and apologized for a tweet critical of ChinaThe tweet linked to a report about disputes over press access at the G20 meetingWashington (CNN) A United States spy agency is apologizing for a tweet that jabbed at China over its treatment of American reporters who had traveled with President Barack Obama to cover the G20 meeting there. "Classy as always China," the Defense Intelligence Agency tweeted Saturday from its @DefenseIntel account. It's every social media manager's worst nightmare: A tweet intended to come from a personal account that instead is sent from that of a government agency. The Pentagon-housed spy agency on Sunday apologized, tweeting: "Earlier today, a tweet regarding a news article was mistakenly posted from this account & does not represent the views of DIA. Earlier today, a tweet regarding a news article was mistakenly posted from this account & does not represent the views of DIA.

Source: CNN September 04, 2016 16:30 UTC