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BBC apologises for 'IS salute' line in documentary

Name: BBC apologises for 'IS salute' line in documentary
Uploaded: 2019-08-08T14:48:51+0100
Description: "This could be avoided if the BBC hired more diverse producers/presenters." The BBC has apologised after their presenter Stacey Dooley described a Muslim gesture as an ‘IS salute’

MEE staff

, Sulaiman Lkaderi

Published date: 8 August 2019 15:14 BST | Last update: 3 years 1 month ago

"This could be avoided if the BBC hired more diverse producers/presenters."

The BBC has apologised after their presenter Stacey Dooley described a Muslim gesture as an ‘IS salute’

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