Families sue over Paris siege TV reports

Families of the hostages of a radical gunman who killed four in a kosher supermarket are suing a French broadcaster over its live coverage of the attack, saying it endangered the hostages’ lives.

Paris prosecutor’s office spokeswoman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre said that a preliminary investigation has been opened into the coverage by BFM all-news television, on possible charges of “putting others’ lives in danger.” She said it is too early to say what kind of fines or sentences the broadcaster might face.

BFM would not comment.