{A religious TV channel in Senegal has blamed an unidentified saboteur for the “satanic trick” that led to a hardcore porn film being shown on air.}<\/p>\n
Touba TV’s viewers were shocked when explicit sexual content appeared on their screens between 13:10 and 13:30 local time on Monday.<\/p>\n
The privately run TV station had initially said that a troublesome “network bug” had led to the blunder.<\/p>\n
Touba TV is run by Senegal’s influential Mouride Islamic sect.<\/p>\n
The channel has laid a complaint with the authorities to identify the culprits.<\/p>\n
The pornographic material ran during a popular programme, Tarixu Juma for about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
“As a religious channel, the management of Touba TV and all our audience members are outraged and unreservedly condemn this criminal act which seems to be sabotage and a satanic trick designed to undermine a channel which is known to stand for Islamic values and teachings,” Touba TV management said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The channel broadcasts religious programmes promoting Islamic values and teachings.<\/p>\n
It is not clear how the perpetrators accessed the station’s network.<\/p>\n
Touba is the holy city of the Mouride sect, which wields considerable political and economic power in Senegal.<\/p>\n
Source:BBC <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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