The presenter of the economic column of BFMTV, Emmanuel Lechypre, skidded live on Saturday while were broadcast on his channel the images of the ceremony of tribute to the victims of the coronavirus in China.

Emmanuel Lechypre, presenter of the economic chronicle of BFMTV, skidded live, and audibly, this Saturday morning. As the news channel continuously broadcast images of the three minutes of silence for the Chinese people's tribute to the victims of the coronavirus, and the sirens were sounding, he whispered, thinking that the microphone was off: "They bury Pokémon. "

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"I sincerely apologize"

On the social network Twitter, BFMTV reacted quickly: "We would like to offer our sincere apologies to the viewers following the unintentional broadcast of remarks completely out of place on the set this morning," the channel wrote, adding the extract. video in which Emmanuel Lechypre makes his mea culpa. "These inappropriate comments were broadcast on the air when I thought the microphones were closed. I sincerely apologize," he said.

We would like to extend our sincere apologies to the viewers following the unintentional broadcast of utterly inappropriate remarks on set this morning. pic.twitter.com/doXvV99Ixy

- BFMTV (@BFMTV) April 4, 2020

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At 10 a.m. on Saturday (4 a.m. French time), China paid tribute to the 3,326 people who died of Covid-19 in the country, including 14 "martyrs", doctors and carers who lost their lives in fighting to save it, or to alert the authorities.