Old and Unrelated Images Shared In Relation To The Recent Blasts Near Russian Embassy in Kabul
Media reported six Afghan citizens along with two Russian officials were killed and at least 10 others were injured in a suicide bomb blast near Russian Embassy in Kabul. This attack was carried out on the September 5, 2022. Based on published reports, ISIS has claimed responsibility for this suicide attack.
Following this news, a number of social media users and media outlets have published several images in which the moments after the explosions can be seen. However, some social media users have been sharing old and unrelated images as images describing the aftermath of the blast.
Here you can see the Facebook posts that published several different images at the same time while reporting the news of the explosion in front of the Russian Embassy.
Along with the report of the suicide attack in front of the Russian embassy in Kabul, a number of Twitter users have also published several different pictures as the photo of this incident.
Omar Zakhilwal, a former Afghan government official, has condemned the explosive event in front of the Russian embassy by publishing a note on his Twitter page. Along with this note he has published a picture as well. In this picture, it is seen that a road is blocked due to an explosion and the sky is covered by the black smoke due to the explosion.
Another Twitter user has shared an image of a firefighter dousing flames along with the news of the blast. This user also described this image as the aftermath of a suicide attack in front of the Russian embassy.
A number of news websites have also published several different images alongside the news of the suicide attack in front of the Russian Embassy in Kabul. They also claimed these were the images of the attack.
The Thekashmirnews, Themoscowtimes, Mlyn, Worldnewstimes, Enn.news, Akhbareman, Almayadeen, Inyoutube, Sm.news, Newizv.ru, Podrobno.uz are the websites that shared some different photos as the photo of the explosion in front of the Russian Embassy.
You can see the screenshots of these reports on social media below:
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Factcheck
Factcrescendo's found out that some old and unrelated images are being shared as images of the Suicide bomb blast near Russian embassy. The findings indicate that the published images are images of old events from Afghanistan and Lebanon.
Here are the findings about each image that we checked during our investigation.
The First image: In the first image, the road is blocked due to an explosion and the black smoke of that explosion covers the sky. Based on the findings, this picture was taken after a powerful explosion in Zanbaq square, the diplomatic area of Kabul.
According to reports, 80 people were killed and 350 injured in a powerful suicide attack at Zanbaq intersection in Kabul city. This attack was carried out on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, around 8:30 am using a car bomb.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) published this image in May 31, 2017 and said in its description that a car bomb went off in Kabul on May 31, which saw over 350 injured and at least 80 killed, including 2 journalists. This website has credited this image to SHAH MARAI/AFP.
In addition, BBC Arabic has also published a video clip of the suicide attack at Zanbaq intersection on May 31, 2017. It is clear from the video that the social media users have shared images from this incident as image of aftermath of the recent suicide bomb blast in Kabul.
The Second Image: In the second image, a policeman and an ambulance are seen on a road. This picture was published by Asiaplustj.info on May 14, 2021. The report says that 12 killed in blast during Friday prayers in Afghanistan. The report stated that these people were killed at a mosque in the Shakardara district of Kabul province.
The Third Image: In this picture, two firefighters are seen extinguishing the flames. This picture was published by CBSnews on February 14, 2005. CBSnews report says about this image as follows: “The scene of an explosion in Beirut is seen in this image made from television, Feb 14, 2005. A powerful bomb targeting former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri killed Hariri and 13 others. An additional 120 people were wounded in the blast”.
CBSnews stated in the description of the picture that the rescue personnel hose down a burning vehicle after a bomb blast in Beirut, Feb 14, 2005.
Conclusion
From our investigation, it is clear that the above images being shared as recent suicide bomb blast in Kabul are old and not related to the incident.
Title:Old and Unrelated Images Shared In Relation To The Recent Blasts Near Russian Embassy in Kabul
Fact Check By: Fact Crescendo TeamResult: Misleading
