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Brussels Metro attack: Video claiming to be CCTV of explosion was filmed in 2011

The footage was in fact from an attack on the Belarus capital Minsk in 2011

Wednesday 23 March 2016 12:51 GMT

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More CCTV footage of the Brussels attacks has been proven fake

CCTV footage that was shared after the Brussels attacks, believed to show video from inside Maelbeek Metro station, has been proven fake.

As news emerged of the third explosion in the Belgian capital, which targeted the station situated near EU offices, many began sharing what they believed to be footage of the bombing.

However it was soon discovered that the video in fact came from the Minsk Metro bombing of 2011 that killed 15 and injured over 200 people.

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The full video below shows the Minsk Metro attack from several different angles, dating back to April 2011.

Warning contains footage some viewers may find distressing:

Other CCTV footage was shared that purported to show one of the explosions at Brussels airport. This was also proven to be from 2011, being from the attack on Domodedovo airport, Moscow.

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A private security guard helps a wounded women outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels

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Wounded people receive assistance by rescuers outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels

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Rescue workers treat victims outside the Maelbeek underground station

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Passengers waiting to be evacuated from the train between Arts-Lois and Maelbeek

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Emergency services and police work around a metro station after an explosion in Brussels

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Rescue teams evacuate wounded people outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels

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A woman is evacuated in an ambulance by emergency services after a explosion in a main metro station in Brussels

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A Belgian soldier stands guard outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels after a blast at this station located near the EU institutions

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Belgian police officers stand outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels

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Belgian policemen and a soldier carrying an injured person after an explosion at the Maelbeek Metro station in Brussels

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A view of the train after the explosion in Maelbeek station in Brussels

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People receive treatment as emergency services attend the scene after an explosion in a main metro station in Brussels

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Maelbeek Metro station after an explosion on a train in Brussels

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Passengers walk on underground metro tracks to be evacuated after an explosion at Maelbeek train station in Brussels

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A victim receives first aid by rescuers, near Maalbeek metro station in Brussels

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Firefighters arrive at the scene near Maalbeek metro station

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Emergency workers arrive at a security perimeter set near Maalbeek metro station in Brussels

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Emergency rescue workers stretcher an unidentified person at the site of an explosion at a metro station in Brussels

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Police seal off the area at the scene of a blast outside a metro station in Brussels

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Emergency personnel are seen at the scene of a blast outside a metro station in Brussels

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Emergency personnel are seen at the scene of a blast outside a metro station in Brussels

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Belgian police and emergency staff arriving in the Wetstraat - Rue de la Loi, which has been evacuated after an explosion at the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels

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Smoke rising from the Maalbeek underground, in Brussels, following a blast at the station close to the capital's European quarter

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People are evacuated from the Schuman station in Brussels

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The scene outside the Maalbeek underground in Brussels after the explosion

The footage was even shared by VRT news agency, who later apologised for the error.

The latest official death toll from the Brussels attacks stands at 31. Up to 230 people are reported to have been injured.

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