Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes has apologized for suggesting that security guards at a Paris concert venue were complicit in the assault by Islamic militants there in November that left 89 people dead.
Hughes told the Fox Business Network last week that six guards at the Bataclan venue never came to work the night of the attack, and “it seems rather obvious that they had a reason not to show up.”
On Friday, Hughes apologized: “I humbly beg forgiveness from the people of France, the staff and security of the Bataclan, my fans, family, friends and anyone else hurt or offended by the absurd accusations I made.”
“My suggestions that anyone affiliated with the Bataclan played a role in the events of November 13 are unfounded and baseless — and I take full responsibility for them,” he said in a statement.
The band’s performance at the Bataclan concert hall was turned into a bloodbath when suicide bombers stormed in as part of near-simultaneous attacks on cafes and a stadium around Paris.
Hughes blamed the lingering effect of the attack for his accusations that the security team may have been in on the attack.
“I’ve been dealing with non-stop nightmares and struggling through therapy to make sense of this tragedy and insanity. I haven’t been myself since Nov. 13,” he wrote. “I realize there’s no excuse for my words, but for what it’s worth: I am sincerely sorry for having hurt, disrespected or accused anyone.”
The Associated Press
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BRAZILIAN RADIO HOST KILLED DURING LIVE BROADCAST
A Brazilian radio announcer was killed by two assailants who shot him during a live broadcast, the station that employed him said.
The attackers, who had knocked on the door and been allowed in, shot Joao Valdecir de Borba in the abdomen after locking one of the announcer’s co-workers in the restroom, Radio Difusora AM said in a statement Friday.
The suspects subsequently fled in a dark-colored Fiat Strada, according to witnesses cited by local daily Gazeta do Povo.
The 51-year-old De Borba had worked at Radio Difusora AM for a decade, having hosted several music programs, according to the station.
The killing occurred Thursday night in Sao Jorge do Oeste, a town in the southern state of Parana that is home to around 10,000 inhabitants and located around 140 kilometers (87 miles) from the border with Argentina.
Early this year, the National Federation of Journalists, or Fenaj, denounced an increase in violence against reporters in Brazil, where 11 media professionals were killed in 2015.
In that annual report, the Fenaj said Brazilian journalists suffered nine armed attacks, 49 instances of physical aggression, 28 threats or episodes of intimidation and 13 attempts to impede their professional duties.
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