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BBC ‘sorry’ for claiming Bob Geldof Live Aid money funded
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BBC ‘sorry’ for claiming Bob Geldof Live Aid money funded Ethiopian weapons
By PAUL REVOIR
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The BBC has ‘unreservedly’ apologised for broadcasting a series of reports implying that millions of pounds in charity money raised by Live Aid to fight famine in Ethiopia was spent on weapons.
The corporation will broadcast a series of apologies admitting it had ‘no evidence’ for the claims, which prompted a complaint from Live Aid founder Bob Geldof and the Band Aid Trust.
An edition of Assignment, broadcast on the World Service radio channel in March, reported aid had been diverted by the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front rebel group in the beleaguered African country to buy guns.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1326411/BBC-sorry-claiming-Bob-Geldof-Live-Aid-funded-Ethiopian-weapons.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz14QwQdI6W
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