

{"id":70368,"date":"2020-07-07T20:01:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=70368"},"modified":"2020-07-07T20:01:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:31:58","slug":"video-verification-nsg-training-video-viral-with-baseless-claim-of-chemical-attack-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-verification-nsg-training-video-viral-with-baseless-claim-of-chemical-attack-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"Video verification: NSG training video viral with baseless claim of &#8216;chemical attack drill&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 45-second video shows a platoon huddled in a pit exposed to smoke. In the background, a man can be heard instructing the soldiers in Hindi to stand their ground. This video has gone viral with the claim that the Indian army conducted a chemical attack drill.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@evazhengll <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evazhengll\/status\/1277928153650999297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the viral video and wrote, &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Indian army conducts chemical attack drill &#8211; no protective equipment, no decontamination measures, inhuman! Are these soldiers the lower caste members in India?&#8221; As per their Twitter bio, the user is from China and a <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Fudan University alum. This video has been viewed over 39,000 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/alQMb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>). Multiple users shared the viral video with identical text on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Indian%20army%20conducts%20chemical%20attack%20drill%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zh\">Indian army conducts chemical attack drill &#8211;<br \/>\nno protective equipment, no decontamination measures, inhuman!<br \/>\nAre these soldiers the lower caste members in India?<br \/>\n\u963f\u4e09\u7684\u9632\u5316\u5b66\u6b66\u5668\u653b\u51fb\u8bad\u7ec3\uff0c\u6beb\u65e0\u4eba\u6027\u7684\u5bf9\u5f85\u4f4e\u79cd\u59d3\u58eb\u5175 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uZ4wWZoIy9\">pic.twitter.com\/uZ4wWZoIy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eva Zheng \u90d1\u6021\u658c \u0639\u0627\u0626\u0634\u0629 (@evazhengll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evazhengll\/status\/1277928153650999297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter account <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@CNPakWW<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNPakWW\/status\/1277979272238383104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quote-tweeted<\/a> @evazhengll&#8217;s tweet and wrote, &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">This is now Nepali Gorkha soldiers are treated by the Indian Army. They are known as the bravest warriors but they are treated as lower caste soldiers. This is a chemical attack drill without any protective equipment. It can cause permanent damage&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/anZwX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>). This tweet was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Irmaknepal\/status\/1277986806785548293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quote-tweeted<\/a> by a Nepali Twitter user <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Irmaknepal who wrote, &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Shame on terrorist Indian Army. Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll retaliate soon [nepal flag emoji] (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/anZwX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div id=\"tweet-text\" class=\"css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010\" aria-label=\"\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-x3cy2q r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-70368 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-verification-nsg-training-video-viral-with-baseless-claim-of-chemical-attack-drill\/screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00-45-15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-70390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.15.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.15-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.15-768x675.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-70390'>\n\t\t\t\tTweet by @CNPakWW\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-verification-nsg-training-video-viral-with-baseless-claim-of-chemical-attack-drill\/screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00-45-39\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.39.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-70389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.39.jpg 852w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.39-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.39-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-00.45.39-550x520.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-70389'>\n\t\t\t\tTweet by @Irmaknepal\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/This+is+now+Nepali+Gorkha+soldiers+are+treated+by+the+Indian+Army.+They+are+known+as+the+bravest+warriors+but+they+are+treated+as+lower+caste+soldiers.\/keywords_blended_posts?f=AbqXcub3FFKukYYCBY0QvT6vQeR0RSfX0Zu6tmzEE-d_FmvZNXUhtLydOLMLOYNCQwxwqQEJ8Raj_B9OTdyhQaUEkvGoStiorL3YeyObUIaJ-J_tP6Ywu2rjeoa1KFvJ0O2DzWKxdOrB14ZHp0qMdO17dNJA7wAQSfyxAxWplgm8-X_8dUEf1soUvy3id6Vp9NCI3SNs0Zw_B5GGznvSV5vXYH9wK-ecgGUmw0TEkjtERHqEVC0X0XmTisjp7CieZSgnvnWvZrC9r57uaxVYdSSkci_Rzhtj4f2M8lTN0MbGsVoW0e0YiHluFfbDtd9_Okw&amp;filters=eyJycF9hdXRob3IiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJtZXJnZWRfcHVibGljX3Bvc3RzXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJcIn0ifQ%3D%3D&amp;epa=SEE_MORE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook users<\/a> also posted the viral video along with the claim made by <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@CNPakWW<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70391 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.11.22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"895\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.11.22.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.11.22-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.11.22-768x643.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Verification<\/h4>\n<p>As per our research, the viral video was posted by a verified Weibo account on June 28. In the course of this fact-check, we will look at the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Analysis of the viral video<\/li>\n<li>Weibo account<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on multiple keyframes of the viral video but could not find any relevant results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis of the viral video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We observed that the word &#8220;commando&#8221; was written behind the t-shirts of one of the men.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70407 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.02.53.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.02.53.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.02.53-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.02.53-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.02.53-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.02.53-990x531.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Readers should note that both tweets by <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@evazhengll<\/span> and <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@CNPakWW<\/span> have addressed the viral video as a chemical attack drill. Looking at the video, the smoke appears to be tear gas. Using these two points as a clue, Alt News performed a keyword search on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=tear+gas+drill+indian+commando\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> and found three similar videos. As per the description, the videos show tear gas drills by National Security Guard (NSG), a counter-terrorism unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70408\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.14.57.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1255\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.14.57.jpg 1255w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.14.57-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.14.57-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.14.57-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-03.14.57-990x607.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NSG Commando \u0915\u094b Tear Gas \u0915\u0940 Training \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0926\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 | \u0930\u0942\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092f\u0939 Video |\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvDL9Sq08wA?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><span class=\"views-field views-field-php\"><span class=\"field-content\">Alt News reached out to NSG officers via sources in the Indian Army. According to one of the officers, the viral video shows training for &#8220;resistance to tear gas during civic action.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Viral video was shared by a verified Weibo account<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We analysed the Weibo logo on the top right corner of the viral video and noticed Chinese text below the logo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70393 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.44.06-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.44.06-1.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.44.06-1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-03-at-01.44.06-1-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A keyword search &#8216;\u706c\u9ed1\u793c\u670d\u706c&#8217; (translates to &#8216;black dress&#8217; in English) revealed that the account belongs to a verified user on Weibo. This account has posted several videos related to the military. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70394 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-20.46.47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1349\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-20.46.47.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-20.46.47-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-20.46.47-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-20.46.47-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-20.46.47-990x444.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-02-at-20.46.47-1320x592.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News rummaged the user&#8217;s timeline and found that they had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weibo.com\/1595103002\/J8HA34fPp?type=comment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the same video on June 28. This video is 15 seconds longer than the viral video. It was posted with the Chinese text, &#8220;#China-IndiaBorderConflict# The Daily of the Indian Army: Training Smokescreen Adaptation Without anti-virus equipment, you can only improve your adaptability. Indian soldiers are powerful! (Translated via Google from #\u4e2d\u5370\u8fb9\u5883\u51b2\u7a81# \u5370\u519b\u7684\u65e5\u5e38\uff1a\u8bad\u7ec3\u70df\u5e55\u5f39\u9002\u5e94 \u6ca1\u6709\u9632\u6bd2\u88c5\u5907\uff0c\u53ea\u80fd\u63d0\u9ad8\u9002\u5e94\u529b\u4e86\uff0c\u5370\u5ea6\u5175\u5389\u5bb3\u554a.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70396 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1895\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart.jpg 1895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart-768x325.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart-1536x650.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart-990x419.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/In-story-chart-1320x559.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1895px) 100vw, 1895px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The claim that the video represents a &#8216;chemical attack&#8217; drill performed by Indian soldiers without any protective gear was found to be baseless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 45-second video shows a platoon huddled in a pit exposed to smoke. In the background, a man can be heard instructing the soldiers in Hindi to stand their ground. This video has gone viral with the claim that the Indian army conducted a chemical attack drill. Twitter user @evazhengll tweeted the viral video and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":70410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-70368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video verification: NSG training video viral with baseless claim of &#039;chemical attack drill&#039; - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Video verification: NSG training video viral with baseless claim of &#039;chemical attack drill&#039; - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A 45-second video shows a platoon huddled in a pit exposed to smoke. 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