{"id":73031,"date":"2020-08-14T20:24:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=73031"},"modified":"2021-07-05T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T09:09:17","slug":"two-decade-old-hostage-rescue-video-from-venezuela-viral-as-spanish-police-shoot-is-terrorist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/two-decade-old-hostage-rescue-video-from-venezuela-viral-as-spanish-police-shoot-is-terrorist\/","title":{"rendered":"Two decade old hostage rescue video from Venezuela viral as Spanish police shoot IS terrorist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A minute-long video clip that shows a man who has held a woman hostage shot down by the police is circulating online. As per social media claims, the man is an ISIS terrorist who was apprehended in Spain. Alt News has received verification requests for the video on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160). It has also been shared by a few <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbboyNath\/status\/1411374606611468288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter users<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-73031 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/two-decade-old-hostage-rescue-video-from-venezuela-viral-as-spanish-police-shoot-is-terrorist\/img_20210705_135416\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_135416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_135416.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_135416-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_135416-973x1024.jpg 973w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_135416-768x809.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/two-decade-old-hostage-rescue-video-from-venezuela-viral-as-spanish-police-shoot-is-terrorist\/img_20210705_004312\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_004312.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_004312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_004312-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_004312-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/IMG_20210705_004312-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video was also shared last year in August by several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Isis%20terrorist%20with%20kidnapped%20woman%20shot%20dead%20by%20Spain%20police%20sharp%20shooters...What%20a%20shot%20in%20fraction%20of%20second%20amazing%20to%20watch&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/Isis+terrorist+with+kidnapped+woman+shot+dead+by+Spain+police+sharp+shooters...What+a+shot+in+fraction+of+second+amazing+to+watch\/keywords_blended_videos?f=AboaIZzbJNBPqt5mxfjczp1vhQFScdLZkYGfStegN1b1x6J4dAdPJfqHfo71oLReqdV4wF5uNH7G0kGmsO4bDyfJb1JuSdslKMUJi8solPCQ3OE4ADa4wMGm7JZ1LJie4X9qewsKK4OrZuqsMupnLnH3-YIRYAvNq2GOCSyxf_UNTsct3GtxW89Ft3H8ZSICycRTBRcah_JR8-lMVkiR9WDkFcFlxa752Q-myqssAiQ3W2AxI9WPdD9usN4SfX3tlwQV-mkrkqTGouAcQFU4dzXJcRCZZpwS7yMkVYKxTEu0fg&amp;epa=SEE_MORE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Warning: Distressing content.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Akash RSS was among those who amplified the claim.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Isis terrorist with kidnapped woman shot dead by Spain police sharp shooters&#8230;What a shot in fraction of second amazing to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/stXW7pxwgT\">pic.twitter.com\/stXW7pxwgT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akash RSS (@Satynistha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Satynistha\/status\/1292845039966539777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Akash RSS is \u2018Akash Soni\u2019. In a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/coveragetimes.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 report<\/a>, Alt News had found that he was running the popular disinformation news website Coverage Times. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/facebook-page-bjp-all-india-serial-purveyor-of-fake-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report published in June 2018<\/a> revealed that he was part of the group behind the misinformation and propaganda Facebook page \u2018BJP All India\u2019. Soni was also found to be behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/alt-news-investigation-people-behind-targeted-harassment-ravish-kumar-via-whatsapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">targeted harassment of journalist Ravish Kumar<\/a>\u00a0through a WhatsApp group.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News has received several requests to fact-check this on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our <a title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" data-from-md=\"\">official Android application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73033 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1552\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App.jpg 1552w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App-990x456.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-13-20_35_30-React-App-1320x608.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1552px) 100vw, 1552px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyframe analysis and a subsequent reverse image on Google using InVid, a video analysis tool. We found that Vimeo user &#8216;Prensamerica Internacional&#8217; had uploaded the same video six years ago. As per the video description, the kidnapper was H\u00e9ctor Duarte and the incident took place in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/101991060<\/p>\n<p>Using this as clue Alt News performed a keyword search on Google and found that this incident is known as &#8216;1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis&#8217;. It took place in C\u00faa, a city located in the Miranda State of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Another keyword search using the Spanish phrase &#8216;Crisis de rehenes de C\u00faa 1998&#8217; (translates to &#8216;1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis&#8217; in English) on YouTube led us to the clip aired by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venevisi\u00f3n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Venevisi\u00f3n<\/a>, a Venezuelan-based TV channel. A longer clip was uploaded by YouTube channel NotiVideosHeinnermix which has close to 20 lakh views. This video was uploaded in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Venevisi\u00f3n 1998 Secuestro en C\u00faa - Miranda  - YouTube.flv\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HlgYlbSojco?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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/a-former-top-cop-makes-a-daring-escape-11577229503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> interviewed Iv\u00e1n Simonovis, the police chief who was the in-charge of the rescue operation. &#8220;He [Simonovis] created the country\u2019s first SWAT team, the Brigada de Acciones Especiales. In 1998 BAE acquired an international profile when one of its snipers shot dead a gunman who\u2019d taken a woman hostage in the town of C\u00faa, 40 miles from Caracas,&#8221; reads the article published shared in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The video has been doing the rounds on social media at least since 2017 with false claims. Back then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomlive.in\/1998-venezuela-hostage-video-goes-viral-as-isis-terrorist-killed-by-sniper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boomlive<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/news\/world\/fake-news-of-isis-attacker-in-spain-is-a-robbery-report-from-1998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Qunit<\/a> had verified the clip.<\/p>\n<p>Thus the social media claim that the video shows an ISIS terrorist in Spain is false. The incident shows a scene from a robbery that took place 23 years ago in Venezuela.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A minute-long video clip that shows a man who has held a woman hostage shot down by the police is circulating online. As per social media claims, the man is an ISIS terrorist who was apprehended in Spain. Alt News has received verification requests for the video on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160). 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