UPDATED July 21:

Russia Today says the image was intentionally used in the political commentary show Sophie&Co in its special about Emmanuel Jal. The show’s page has since been updated to explain its use. Original story follows...

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An image from the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was used in a recent news segment about child soldiers in Africa.It briefly appeared during Russia Today's interview with former child soldier Emmanuel Jal, featured on-screen while the camera moved across the studio floor, at approximately the 5:48 mark in the video. A link to the segment is here The image was one of several promotional screenshots released by Konami earlier this year to advertise for The Phantom Pain, and was most likely mistaken for an actual photograph by the segment's producers.Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is targeted to release sometime in 2015, but you can learn more about its story from the recently-released prologue Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.

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