{"id":36707,"date":"2019-05-18T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T10:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=36707"},"modified":"2019-05-18T16:16:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T10:46:01","slug":"isis-destroying-artefacts-in-iraq-shared-as-tmc-workers-breaking-vidyasagar-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/isis-destroying-artefacts-in-iraq-shared-as-tmc-workers-breaking-vidyasagar-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIS destroying artefacts in Iraq shared as TMC workers breaking Vidyasagar statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of images, of bearded men destroying a statue, are being circulated on social media. <em>&#8220;CCTV \u092b\u0941\u091f\u0947\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u093e\u092b \u0926\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u091f\u0940\u090f\u092e\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 #\u0918\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e_\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0932\u094d\u091c\u093e\u092e BJP \u092a\u0930&#8230;.pls share this post (It is clearly visible in the CCTV footage, TMC workers are breaking the statue of Vidyasagar. #filthypolitics and blame on BJP. -translated)&#8221;,\u00a0<\/em>reads a message posted along with these images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pintukumar.ray.18\/posts\/2000790313549351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pintu Kumar Ray<\/a>, an individual user on Facebook. It is being claimed that these images are the visual evidence of TMC workers who are supposedly seen vandalizing Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar&#8217;s statue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/FB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/FB.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/FB-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Few more individuals have shared the images with an identical narrative on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=CCTV%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AB%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80&amp;epa=FILTERS&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF95ZWFyXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAxOVxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAxOS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDE5XFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAxOS0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMTktMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMTktMTItMzFcXFwifVwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=CCTV%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AB%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>. A message tweeted with the images also claims that Muslims of the TMC had vandalised the statue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36715\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/CCTV-\u092b\u0941\u091f\u0947\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0938\u093e\u092b-\u0926\u093f\u0916-\u0930\u0939\u093e-\u0939\u0948-\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930-\u091c\u0940-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/CCTV-\u092b\u0941\u091f\u0947\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0938\u093e\u092b-\u0926\u093f\u0916-\u0930\u0939\u093e-\u0939\u0948-\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930-\u091c\u0940-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter.png 595w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/CCTV-\u092b\u0941\u091f\u0947\u091c-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0938\u093e\u092b-\u0926\u093f\u0916-\u0930\u0939\u093e-\u0939\u0948-\u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930-\u091c\u0940-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Artefact destroyed in Iraq<\/h2>\n<p>Upon reverse searching the image on Google, Alt News found that the images pertain to an incident when artefacts in Iraq were destroyed by ISIS terrorists. <em>&#8220;ISIS has again destroyed cultural treasures, this time bulldozing the site of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, the nation&#8217;s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said.&#8221;,<\/em> stated a report published by American news network <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/03\/05\/world\/iraq-isis-destroys-ancient-city-nimrud\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a> on March 5, 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/feb\/27\/destruction-iraq-ancient-artefacts-war-crime-islamic-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a> had also published the images in an op-ed related to the incident on February 27, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ISIS destroys ancient artifacts in Mosul\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1pGJPMp9fY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, old photographs of 2015, showing ISIS terrorists destroying artefacts in northern Iraq were shared as TMC workers vandalizing the statue of Vidyasagar in West Bengal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of images, of bearded men destroying a statue, are being circulated on social media. &#8220;CCTV \u092b\u0941\u091f\u0947\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u093e\u092b \u0926\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u091f\u0940\u090f\u092e\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 #\u0918\u091f\u093f\u092f\u093e_\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0932\u094d\u091c\u093e\u092e BJP \u092a\u0930&#8230;.pls share this post (It is clearly visible in the CCTV footage, TMC workers are breaking the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":36730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[152],"class_list":["post-36707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/ISIS.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36707"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36731,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36707\/revisions\/36731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36707"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=36707"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=36707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}