{"id":296023,"date":"2025-03-18T21:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=296023"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:46:13","slug":"misinformation-on-balochistan-train-hijack-abp-news-dainik-jagran-share-old-video-of-train-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/misinformation-on-balochistan-train-hijack-abp-news-dainik-jagran-share-old-video-of-train-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Misinformation on Balochistan train hijack: ABP News, Dainik Jagran share 2022 video of train attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A viral video of explosions targeting a moving train is being circulated by media outlets and on social media with claims that it shows the recently hijacked passenger train in Pakistan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On March 11<\/a>, separatist militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched an attack on Jaffar Express, which was carrying approximately 400-500 passengers, in southwestern Pakistan\u2019s Balochistan province. The BLA blew up the tracks<\/a> and opened fire, killing the driver and taking control of the train. About 100 passengers were taken hostage in a siege that went on for 36 hours.<\/p>\n

Soon after the incident, several Indian news outlets shared the viral video of the explosion near the train as footage of the hijacked train. Among them was ABP News. On March 12, the media house shared the video in its news segment while debriefing viewers on how the train hijack took place. At the 00:24-minute mark<\/a> and the 02:03-minute mark<\/a> in the video below, you can see the viral clip being broadcast; the channel anchors claim that these are new visuals released by BLA. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n