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BBC Apologizes Over Erroneous Live Aid Weapons Story

By Theunis BatesNov 4th 2010 – 12:35PM

(Nov. 4) -- The BBC has been forced to issue an apology for alleging in a succession of reports that millions of dollars raised by the 1985 Live Aid concerts were used to buy arms, instead of feeding the victims of famine in Ethiopia. The British broadcaster said sorry to Irish rocker Bob Geldof, one of the event's...

Live Aid Famine Cash Bought Guns, Not Grain

By Theunis BatesMar 3rd 2010 – 5:12PM
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LONDON (March 3) -- Amid an ongoing global effort to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti, new allegations surfaced today that millions of dollars raised by the 1985 Live Aid concerts for the victims of the Ethiopian famine were actually spent on weapons. The charges offer a timely reminder that collecting money is...

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Background on live aid

Live Aid a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine.

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