Paris, March 20 -- A French naval officer's fitness app activity has exposed the real-time location of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean, in what has been described as a major security lapse amid rising tensions in the West Asia region, according to Le Monde.

A French sailor's use of a fitness app has exposed the location of France's aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean, raising serious security concerns amid rising tensions in the West Asia region, the report from the French newspaper said.

According to Le Monde, the exact position of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was revealed after a naval officer logged a workout on his public profile on a fitness app, allowing anyone to track the ves...