Video apparently showing a man being hanged from a helicopter in Afghanistan was not accurate, the BBC reported.
The person in the video was alive and appeared to be wearing a harness, the BBC said Tuesday.
On Monday, the 11-second video circulated on social media. People believed the Taliban had taken possession of the aircraft and used it for a public execution.
The BBC, however, said the blurred video showed a man hoisted by the aircraft to place a Taliban flag on a building. Another clip showed the man waving his hands and being held by a strap around his midsection.
“Several Afghanistan experts, quoting Taliban sources, have told the BBC that the flight yesterday was an attempt to fix a flag over a public building using their newly-captured U.S.-built equipment,” the BBC reported.
“S-trained helicopter winch operators wear the loop at the back, which could easily be mistaken for a noose in poor quality video footage. British RAF, Royal Navy and HM Coastguard divers, on the other hand, wear the loop to their front.”
A defense analyst told the BBC the helicopter’s crew probably defected to the Taliban with the aircraft.
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{Matzav.com}
