Channel 4 News has issued an apology for Snow's comment.
Media regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it will investigate a remark made by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow about a recent pro-Brexit rally in London.
Speaking following a report about the protest, held on 29 March, Snow claimed that he had "never seen so many white people in one place."
A total of 2,644 complaints have been subsequently made to the regulator.
On the bulletin, Snow said:
"It’s been the most extraordinary day. A day which has seen… I have never seen so many white people in one place, it’s an extraordinary story.
"There are people everywhere, there are crowds everywhere."
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Ofcom will also investigate Nigel Farage's response to Snow, made on LBC, in which he said the 71-year-old broadcaster "should be attacked without doubt" for the comments.
A spokesperson for the regulator said:
"We're investigating whether comments made by the presenters on these programmes broke our rules on offensive content."
The investigation follows a Channel 4 News spokesperson saying they regretted "any offence caused" by Snow's words.
"This was an unscripted observation at the very end of a long week of fast-moving Brexit developments," they added.
"Jon has covered major events such as this over a long career and this was a spontaneous comment reflecting his observation that, in a London demonstration of that size, ethnic minorities seemed to be significantly under-represented."
