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FACT CHECK: Viral video is NOT related to Balochistan train attack
A Pakistan train was attacked in mountainous areas by terrorists in Balochistan as the passengers were held hostage for several hours before the military launched a grand operation.
Several social media accounts shared fake images and videos of the attack. A viral video posted by social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is not related to the incident.
The video posted by Megh Updates with the hashtag @MeghUpdates has the caption, “TRAIN HIJACK IN PAKISTAN. Jaffar Express from Quetta to Peshawar HIJACKED after IED blast by Baloch rebels.”
The video from the India-based account has been viewed 661.3K times.
https://twitter.com/MeghUpdates/status/1899435698740199652
A similar video was posted by another India-based account, Ninjamonkey with handle @Aryan_warlord, on Apr 15, 2022.
https://twitter.com/Aryan_warlord/status/1514929527381970951
Although it has not been deciphered where the video relates to, it can be concluded that the video is not related to the train attack in Balochistan.
