Sonia Kruger has addressed her controversial remarks on halting Muslim immigration, acknowledging "my views yesterday may have been extreme".
Repeating that she was moved by the horrific images of recent violence in France, the presenter began her Today Extra broadcast on Tuesday morning by stressing that she has "complete respect for people of all races, and religions", but did not retract her views.
"Last week's attack on men, women and children in Nice left me in utter disbelief. I saw the image of a baby covered in a plastic sheet with a doll lying beside her and it rocked me to the very core," she said.
"The discussion we had was centred around a newspaper article which measured the correlation of Muslim population in certain countries and the number of certain terrorist attacks. I thought the article made relevant points.
"It is a hugely complex and sensitive issue. It's an issue with no simple answer," Kruger went on, before adding that she believes it is the role of elected politicians to make calls on immigration.
