Taiwan TV station apologises after mistakenly reporting 'Chinese attack'

A news station mistakenly showed news ticker alerts about ships and infrastructure near Taipei being hit by missiles. - Reuters

TAIPEI (Reuters): A Taiwan government-backed television station apologised and urged people not to panic on Wednesday (April 20) after mistakenly reporting a Chinese attack in Taipei, amid rising military tensions with Beijing.

During a live news broadcast on Wednesday morning, Chinese Television System mistakenly showed news ticker alerts at the bottom of the screen about military ships and critical infrastructure near Taipei being hit by Chinese missiles, according to local media reports.