Prank TV show in Iraq depicting IS attacks is taken off air

Raslan Haddad, the presenter of the TV prank show (Hadi Mizban/AP)

A TV show in Iraq that lured guests into simulated ambushes by militants, forcing participants and viewers to experience some of the terror that was widespread under the rule of the so-called Islamic State group, has been ordered off air by the country’s media regulator.

The show’s cancellation followed widespread outrage from viewers.