Old video of violence in J&K re-shared as recent; here's the truth

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A video is making rounds on social media in which security forces can be seen using tear gas at the crowd. It is being claimed that forces were dispersing a procession held during the recent ‘Muharram’ celebrations in Kashmir.
The text in the caption read: “The latest situation in Kashmir. An attempt is being made to stop the procession of Muharram.”

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FACT CHECK

When NewsMobile fact-checked the above video, we found the claim attached with the video to be False.
On putting the screengrab through a Reverse Image Search, we came across a video dated 31 Jul 2015 on the YouTube channel of Associated Press.


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