Russian Embassy uses video game image as 'illustration' of chemical weapons

The official Twitter account of the Russian Embassy in the U.K. used a screenshotfrom the video game Command & Conquer: Generals as an "illustration" for chemical weapons in a post Thursdayabout Syrian extremists.

The tweet was roundly mocked, with users responding with screencaps and GIFsfrom other video games

In response to all the fun being had at its expense, the embassy invited people to read the disclaimer on the screenshot: "Image used for illustration purposes only."

This wasn't the first time the account for the U.K.'s RussianEmbassyhas used an image of dubious origin. This tweet was also posted Thursday.

The image of zombie Nazis is (obviously) not realand isa promotional photo from theNorwegian horror movie Dead Snow.

On a more serious note, the account posted this photo on Tuesdayin a tweet referencing a Russian Ministry of Defence statement that "armed combatants and ammo keep coming to Syria via Turkey."

The photo is from the Facebookaccount of the Egyptian army and showsa weapons cache seized from ISIS-linked jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula in 2015.