NNA - French President Francois Hollande has expressed "deep disapproval" over claims the US National Security Agency secretly tapped phone calls in France.
In a phone conversation with US President Barack Obama, he said this was "unacceptable between friends and allies", demanding an explanation.
The White House said the claims "raise legitimate questions", seeking to ease French concerns.
The NSA has recently spied on 70.3m phone calls in France, it is claimed.
Officials, businesses and terror suspects are believed to have been tracked in just 30 days between 10 December last year and 8 January 2013.
The allegations were carried in France's Le Monde newspaper and are based on leaks from US ex-intelligence analyst Edward Snowden.
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