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PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by Naijaland12: 10:48pm On Jun 04, 2015
BBC sparked worldwide concern after tweeting that the Queen had died

At a time when information travels at light speed, blunders are not uncommon on Twitter and on canvas. And the example this morning will remain in the anal!
Indeed, Ahmen Khawaja , a BBC journalist announced on his account Twitter hospitalization and death of Queen Elizabeth II : "Queen Elizabeth II is currently hospitalized at the Edward VII Hospital in London" .
Following this tweet, many international news agencies relayed the information and reported that Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized. But a few minutes later, a new tweet of Ahmen Khawaja shook England: "The Queen Elizabeth is dead" .
"Do not count your chickens before they're hatched"
The British can blow, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is not dead and is even in shape. Buckingham Palace has quickly denied his hospitalization following urgent dispatches signaling his admission to hospital Edwardian London. The Queen has done a check-up this morning, but she's fine.
Journalist Ahmen Khawaja has in turn quickly deleted the messages posted on his account Twitter and apologized. But too late to not cause the ball of the year!
The BBC has also explained on this error. The English television channel said that writing was an internal test this morning, which was a repeat used to assess the reactions of journalists in case of death of the queen. And tweets have been posted by mistake.

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Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 10:55pm On Jun 04, 2015
She is indeed dead. I just saw the breaking news on Aljazeera.
Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by boboLIL(m): 10:56pm On Jun 04, 2015
Mumu set 0f pe0ple
Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by fromnigeria(m): 11:00pm On Jun 04, 2015
There are Some iota of truth in every rumour!
Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by Zellie: 11:12pm On Jun 04, 2015
There are two things involved when things like this come up. Its either She'll soon die, duh! , or she's already dead. Simples grin

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Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by Young03(m): 11:12pm On Jun 04, 2015
in every suspicious, there must be an element I'd truth

before one week, u will hear the full story
Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by poiu22: 12:41am On Jun 05, 2015
Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by poiu22: 12:47am On Jun 05, 2015
lipsrsealed
Re: PHOTO - BBC Sparked Worldwide Concern After Tweeting That The Queen Had Died by shugacaneman: 12:51am On Jun 05, 2015
Maybe she is

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