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| News channel put our lives at risk: UK couple |
| 2008-12-01 |
| LONDON: A British couple caught in the Mumbai terror attacks have complained that a news channel had put their lives at risk by broadcasting their location in the Taj Mahal Hotel. Lynne and Kenneth Shaw, who live in South Wales, said that terrorists were listening in on the media to pinpoint Western victims. Lynne claimed that CNN had broadcast details of where they were at the hotel. She has appealed to the media to be careful with the information it broadcasts because safety could be compromised and lives could be lost. The couple returned to Heathrow on Saturday. Lynne was forced to hide under a table as terrorists stormed the hotel. She and her husband were later rescued by Gurkhas and taken to the Australian embassy for safety. The couple was at the end of a month-long visit to India and was staying in Mumbai for a few days before heading back to the UK. "We have been asked by the British terror police not to talk to the press. But the reason I would not want to talk to anyone is because our safety was actually compromised by CNN, which broadcast where we were," Lynee said. "The terrorists were watching CNN and they came down from where they were in a lift after hearing about us on TV. For that reason, I would appeal to the media to be very careful about what they broadcast." However, a CNN spokesman said: "CNN has received no complaint from any individual regarding our coverage and their safety. We take such matters very seriously." |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #8 According to the update about this story on News Busters, this never happened. CNN never aired any such thing. In the interest of accuracy, that should be told. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-12-01 22:48 |
| #7 We don't need any assistance from CNN's Christiane Am4islamandpoor. |
| Posted by: hammerhead 2008-12-01 21:29 |
| #6 I'm confused--does anyone know the full details here? I don't understand how CNN was aware of where the Shaws were--were they monitoring police broadscasts or something? Were they so stupid as to say on the air "there's a couple hiding in the southwest corner of the 3rd floor..." or some such? |
| Posted by: Dar 2008-12-01 17:35 |
| #5 WE2700, since the fall of the Soviet Union, CNN has changed their name. They are now the Caliphate News Nutjobs, thank you. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2008-12-01 17:00 |
| #4 And, who was blabbing on the cellphone ? If you didn't realize that CNN= Communist News Nutjobs, you do now. Zip your lip next time. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-12-01 13:30 |
| #3 More deaths = more viewers. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-12-01 11:47 |
| #2 We take such matters very seriously Uh huh. Yeah. Especially if there's a potential lawsuit involved. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-12-01 05:22 |
| #1 Civil lawsuit. Put the idiot news service out of business. CNN changed the world..... for the worse. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-12-01 00:37 |