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A WhatsApp Video Claiming That There Was A Deadly Tank Explosion In Dubai Is FALSE
A worrisome video with horrific graphics is doing rounds on WhatsApp once again and causing panic among family and friends residing abroad.
However, there’s no reason for alarm whatsoever as the video being circulated on social media groups is FALSE and outdated. A montage of four unrelated videos were strung together to make it appear as if a chaotic blast had taken place in Dubai. The series of incidents took place in Ajman, Cairo and Italy.
This video previously made the rounds last year, where n number of platforms gave breeding grounds to the video without fact-checking the date, origin or checking for official statements on the same.
The first clip is from a tanker and lorry collision that took place on a motorway on the outskirts of the northern Italian city of Bologna, resulting in a major fireball explosion
The blast then caused a bridge in the area to partially collapse and engulfed a section of the motorway in flames.
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#bologna #BorgoPanigale Le immagini della dinamica del grave incidente che ha coinvolto anche un mezzo che trasportava sostanze infiammabili. Indagini in corso #PoliziaStradale pic.twitter.com/aS8NKxTaoA
— Polizia di Stato (@poliziadistato) August 6, 2018
The third clip in the montage shows a fire that broke out in the Ajman market on August 5, 2020
The last clip in the montage sequence shows the horrific moments right after the explosion at the Cairo rail station
The Cairo rail station blast that took place on February 27, 2019, left at least 20 dead and 50 injured.
Please refrain from forwarding misleading videos on WhatsApp in order to prevent the spread of unnecessary hysteria. It’s worth noting that penalities go up to AED1 million for spreading rumours in the UAE.
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