Fact Check: 2015 explosion video from Chinese city shared as recent blast in Beijing amid rumours of a coup

A video has been making rounds on social media with people on Facebook and Twitter claiming that it was shot during a coup against Chinese President Xi Jinping.

For the past couple of nights, rumours of a coup in Beijing against Chinese President Xi Jinping have been circulating on social media. Speculations about Xi Jinping being under house arrest are also rife. Amid this, a video of a massive explosion supposedly recorded from a window of a building has gone viral.

Footage of big explosions coming from #Beijing during the china coup against Xi Jinping. China is in turmoil! Xi Jinping is missing! Is this a coup? Has he been assassinated and I uncover a military mystery no one is talking about. #chinacoup #chinesecoup #china #xijingping pic.twitter.com/8pFpxJUvPK

People on Twitter and Facebook claimed that this video was shot recently "during the China coup against Xi Jinping." One such user wrote, "Footage of big explosions coming from #Beijing during the china coup against Xi Jinping. China is in turmoil! Xi Jinping is missing! Is this a coup? Has he been assassinated and I uncover a military mystery no one is talking about."

Concurrently, a few people have also raised questions about the authenticity of the claim while sharing it. An archived version can be seen here.

#Beijing Footage of big explosions coming from #Beijing during the china coup against Xi Jinping? The video that is going viral on social media is true, can anyone tell ? #chinacoup #chinesecoup #china #XiJingping pic.twitter.com/mPR1EGWB7j

AFWA's investigation has found that although the video is from China, it is some seven years old and shows a chemical explosion in the port city of Tianjin