Pakistan train hijack: posts misrepresent old footage

On March 11, 2025, militants from the Baloch Liberation Army attacked a train and took some 450 hostages in southwest Pakistan.

That same day, two videos circulated widely on X and other platforms claiming to be related to the attack.

One was a video of an explosion on a moving train and another claimed to show the Baloch Liberation Army claiming responsibility.

Both posts used the hashtag "PakistanTrainHijack".

BUT, both posts featured old footage from the Baloch Liberation Army, unrelated to the March 11th attack.

Devesh Mishra in New Delhi demonstrates how he found the origins of both videos and what they truly show.

00:01 Context: real train attack on March 11, 2025

00:11 Post falsely claims to show footage of attack

00:22 Post falsely claims to show militants taking responsibility

00:52 Keyword search on Telegram reveals train explosion video origin

01:22 Keyword Google search turns up archived video

01:51 Militant clip found in 2019 news report after attack on Pakistan hotel

02:12 Conclusion and aftermath of March 11, 2025 attack

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