KFC apologises for Kristallnacht chicken and cheese promotion

Firm messaged German customers to suggest they commemorate' Nazi atrocity by eating its food

KFC has apologised for a push notification sent out via its app inviting German customers to celebrate the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews by ordering fried chicken and cheese.

It sent the message to its customers on Wednesday, the 84th anniversary of the Night of Broken Glass in which Nazis led gangs in the torching, vandalising and ransacking of Jewish shops, businesses and synagogues across Germany. The event is seen as the beginning of the Nazis' systematic attempt to annihilate Europe's Jewish population.