On 9 December 2010 , '' The Sun '' published a front-page story claiming that terrorist group Al-Qaeda had threatened a terrorist attack on Granada Television in Manchester to disrupt the episode of the soap opera '' Coronation Street '' to be transmitted live that evening . The paper cited unnamed sources , claiming " cops are throwing a ring of steel around tonight 's live episode of '' Coronation Street '' over fears it has been targeted by Al-Qaeda . " Later that morning , however , Greater Manchester Police categorically denied having " been made aware of any threat from Al-Qaeda or any other proscribed organisation . " '' The Sun '' published a small correction on 28 December , admitting " that while cast and crew were subject to full body searches , there was no specific threat from Al-Qaeda as we reported . " The apology had been negotiated by the Press Complaints Commission . For the day following the 2011 Norway attacks , '' The Sun '' produced an early edition blaming the massacre on al-Qaeda on its front page . Later the perpetrator was revealed to be Anders Behring Breivik , a far-right terrorist from Norway
2011 Norway attacks
2011 Norway attacks
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