BBC satellite news disrupted in Mideast, Europe

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LONDON (AP) — The British Broadcasting Corp. says someone is deliberately disrupting its broadcasts in the Middle East and Europe — interference that follows previous accusations that Iran has attempted to jam the broadcaster’s transmissions.

In a statement, the BBC said together with other broadcasters it had experienced “deliberate, intermittent interference” Thursday to its transmissions, including BBC World News, BBC Arabic television channels and BBC World Service radio channels broadcast in English and Arabic.

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