By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:36 EST, 21 February 2013 | UPDATED: 10:16 EST, 21 February 2013 Chinese soldiers chased American journalists who attempted to shed light on a secretive military unit believed to be behind hacking attacks on the U.S. government. The journalists were driving away from soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, when the men started chasing the car while journalists were filming. Video footage from a moving vehicle appears to show the soldiers break into a run, and keep pace with the car, while panicked journalists urge their driver: 'Keep driving. Keep driving, drive away. Drive away!'
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Footage shows journalists hounded by People's Liberation Army soldiers
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Targets include aerospace, communications and energy companies
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PLA's Unit 61398 in Shanghai identified as most likely source of attacks
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Situated in banking hub and has thousands of staff proficient in English
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'Stolen hundreds of terabytes of data from at least 141 firms since 2006'
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Claims have been made in report by U.S. cyber security firm Mandiant
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Chinese Foreign Ministry has dismissed the claims as 'groundless'
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