Night-time footage of Kabul does not show August 26 attack
Last updated on: 28 August,2021 10:52 pm
Night-time footage of Kabul does not show August 26 attack
(Reuters) – Following a deadly Islamic State attack outside Kabul airport on August 26, users on social media shared a weeks-old night-time clip of a cloud of smoke rising allegedly showing further attacks on the Afghan capital.
“#BREAKING: Fourth & fifth massive explosions just took place in #Kabul.”, one tweet with the clip reads ( here ). Other examples of the miscaptioned footage can be seen on Twitter and on Facebook.
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