Attack in Strasbourg: BFMTV apologizes after broadcasting "I Shot the Sheriff"

The news channel BFMTV Friday apologized for airing Bob Marley's song I Shot the Sheriff on Thursday night on the air, after the death of Sharif Chekatt, the author of the attack on the Strasbourg market.

The song sounded for about a minute on the air. During a special edition of the channel devoted to the death of Chérif Chekatt, killed by the police, the famous song of Bob Marley had resonated for a good minute on the air, around 22H21, which many viewers were moved on social networks.

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The channel apologized for what it called a "serious incident", in a message broadcast on Friday morning, also published on its website. "Thursday evening, the special edition devoted to BFMTV on the death of the alleged shooter of the Strasbourg bombing was disrupted at 22:21 by the irruption on the air of a musical background.The technical team in charge of sound , acknowledged to be at the origin of this serious incident and pleads a 'mistake of manipulation' ", said BFMTV.

⚡ INFO - #BFMTV broadcast "I shot the Sheriff" during his live broadcast on Chérif Chekatt who was killed by police tonight in #Strasbourg. pic.twitter.com/yxQlRS6Tbu

An "incident obviously beyond our control". "An investigation is underway and hopefully will shed light." We apologize to our viewers for this incident obviously beyond our control, "added the channel, which is part of the group's audiovisual media. Altice.