[SPAM] Nepal Shot Down Indian Air Force Helicopter And Captures The Pilot
Old video of Helicopter belonging to the Syrian Military is muted and shared with false claims on social media.
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Today, Indian airforces had crossed the border to conduct airstrikes on the Nepal territories. India contacted an airstrike in Belahiya. In the resulting, we’ve shot down one Indian HAL Rudra and captured one Indian pilot. Now We’ll not return pilot to india
Prime Minister and CDS reach Leh. Will visit forward areas.
— Major Gaurav Arya (Retd) (@majorgauravarya) July 3, 2020
Verification: Old video of Helicopter belonging to the Syrian Military is shared as Indian Air Force Helicopter
Old video of Helicopter belonging to the Syrian Military is muted and shared with false claims on social media. The video is shared with the claim that an Indian Air Force helicopter Rudra was shot down by Nepal and a pilot was captured. The video is from the year 2012. Check the links below to know the facts:
Syrian opponents claimed that Idlib, located in the north of Syria, had dropped a helicopter belonging to the Syrian air force in the district of Maaret el-Numan: Read more
The Telegraph shared the video on youtube on 17th October 2012 with the caption “Syrian rebels shoot down the helicopter.” You can hear the sound in the video.
The video with audio was uploaded on Military.com on 17th October 2012 with the caption “Syrian Army Helicopter Explodes Midair.” “Allah Hu Akbar” can be heard in the video.
Hugo Kaaman posted the same video however with audio in the background on 26 July 2019. It says “A Syrian Air Force (SyAAF) helicopter explodes mid-air as it descends after being struck by opposition anti-aircraft fire above Idlib countryside on October 17, 2012. One of the craziest and most iconic videos from the entire Syrian Civil War.”
A Syrian Air Force (SyAAF) helicopter explodes mid-air as it descends after being struck by opposition anti-aircraft fire above Idlib countryside on October 17, 2012. One of the craziest and most iconic videos from the entire Syrian Civil War pic.twitter.com/E3AvVRMJzY
— Hugo Kaaman (@HKaaman) July 25, 2019
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Post Date: 8 July 2020
Post ID: #77249
