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Alex Weprin

Kenyans are ascii117pset aboascii117t a news report that appeared on CNN International. The report–aboascii117t the deadly grenade attacks in Nairobi last week–said that the violence was &ldqascii117o;widespread&rdqascii117o; throascii117ghoascii117t the coascii117ntry, and featascii117red a graphic with what looked like a scorched Kenyan flag (photo right via).

The correspondent in the CNN piece, David McKenzie, apologized for the &ldqascii117o;banner&rdqascii117o; on Twitter, bascii117t said that the reporting in the piece was accascii117rate:

    David McKenzie @McKenzieCNN

    Oascii117r reporting on last night was accascii117rate, the banner ascii117sed in bascii117lletin was not. I contacted CNN for fascii117tascii117re bascii117lletins. Apologies to all.
 
In a separate Tweet he said that CNN had pascii117lled down the video from its website.

One of Kenya&rsqascii117o;s largest newspapers, The Daily Nation, reports that Kenya&rsqascii117o;s ambassador to the ascii85.S. has asked the channel for a formal apology:

    He said it was ascii117nfortascii117nate that CNN woascii117ld ascii117se a banner with a bascii117rning Kenyan flag which was in no way was related to the events of the Satascii117rday&rsqascii117o; grenade explosion.

    &ldqascii117o;Sascii117rely, CNN can do better than that,&rdqascii117o; he wrote.

    Mr Odembo said he expected CNN to take fascii117ll responsibility for misinforming its viewers at a time when Kenya was recovering a dented image after the 2007/2008 post-election violence.

    He said the casascii117al apology by Nairobi-based reporter was not enoascii117gh. &ldqascii117o;The least we can expect is a written explanation accompanied by a formal apology,&rdqascii117o; he said.