Fact Check: Shops caught fire due to short circuit, video shared as of Nagaland violence
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A video showing firefighters trying to douse flames in some roadside shops has gone viral.
Protests broke out across Nagaland after the December 4 killing of civilians in a botched-up security operation. In Mon district, where the incident took place, locals even attacked an Assam Rifles camp that led to more fatalities. #FakeNews | This visuals are from Tuensang, fire broke out after a short circuit, 8-9 shops gutted down in fire. NOT RELATED TO MON FIRING INCIDENT https://t.co/cpZqUyO8a4 Hi @bijukrdekaYou might want to see this. The incident that you have happily attributed as mob vandalism in your report. Do check facts and talk to your fellow journalists. https://t.co/pfCv2WCt44 It has been come to notice that some people are circulating rumours about fire at bazar point Tuensang https://t.co/eDfiAYFemW has no connection with any other https://t.co/66vczcGlO7 broke out due to suspected short circuit. Situation under control.
In the backdrop of these developments, a video showing firefighters trying to douse flames in some roadside shops has gone viral. It is being said that the visuals are from Tuensang in Nagaland, where locals resorted to arson in protest against the killings.
