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Tenet resigns as CIA director

CIA director George Tenet has resigned for “personal reasons”, US President George Bush said today.

Thu, 03 Jun, 2004 - 17:03

CIA director George Tenet has resigned for “personal reasons”, US President George Bush said today.

Mr Tenet faced criticism for failing to prevent the September 11 terror attacks, but President Bush refused to sack him.

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