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British Airways, unaware, reruns offense towards Asian people

London, United Kingdom - A message accidentally posted on British Airways' official Twitter page

British Airways is carrying out an investigation after a racist and abusive message has apparently been redirected through the carrier's official Twitter page. On Sunday 18 November 2012 the Twitter account of the British carrier, which has some 210,000 followers, hosted a message which has been branded as "Offensive and racist towards Asian people". After having cancelled the message, British...

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Rome, Italy, 11/19/2012 18:55
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