A video showing a group of men torching a building widely circulated on social media claiming it is of “the burning of the Israeli embassy in Bahrain”.
The claim: Torching Israel’s embassy in Bahrain.
The correction: old video of torching a police department in Bahrain.
A video showing a group of men torching a building widely circulated on social media claiming it is of “the burning of the Israeli embassy in Bahrain”.
Kashif verified that the video is old and incorrect. Kashif was able to find another video of the incident published on YouTube by user “Alshaheed Mohammad” with the caption: “Bahrain: operation Alghira martyr, torching if Satra police department on 5 February 2012 in revenge for martyr Mohammad Yacoub, the martyr’s brigades conducted their first operation.”
| Source of verification | Source of claim |
الشهيد محمد الشهيد محمد Occupy Bahrain | الاهوازي راصد الحروب اهم الاحداث العالمية muhammed moussa Hisham Hashem Muhannad Farashat Khaled Sabarna إياد الرعيني |