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Unrelated fire clip misrepresented as Pakistan train hijacking

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Baloch separatists attacked a train with 450 passengers on board in southwest Pakistan on March 11 .

The attack sparked a two-day siege that left dozens on board dead, officials said.

In fact, the video showed an unrelated incident in Karachi 's Gulshan-e-Maymar neighbourhood.

A reverse image search on Google using keyframes from the clip led to a similar report from Pakistan broadcaster Geo News .

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