1998 Video Of Hostage Taker Being Shot Shared As ISIS Terrorist Sniped

The video is from 1998 and shows a hostage taker in Venezuela being shot by a police sniper.

Published - 12 Aug 2020 1:39 PM IST

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A video of a man being shot in the head after holding a woman hostage at gunpoint is being shared with the claim that he was an ISIS terrorist in Spain and was shot dead by a police sniper. The claim is being shared on WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook.

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BOOM found out that the incident took place on April 5, 1998 in the Cua district of Caracas, Venezuela. AP reported about the incident which was a botched armed robbery of a bakery which ended up being a seven-hour long hostage crisis. 18-year-old Hector Duarte Bahamonte held 44-year-old pregnant mother Nancy Lopez hostage at gunpoint before he was shot in the head by a police sniper. BOOM had debunked the same claim in 2017

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Claim : BOOM found out that the incident took place on April 5, 1998 in the Cua district of Caracas, Venezuela.

Claimed By : Twitter post, WhatsApp forwards

Fact Check : False

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1998 Video Of Hostage Taker Being Shot Shared As ISIS Terrorist Sniped

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