Viral video shows police officer kicking young man in face at Manchester Airport
Manchester: An incident involving police officers at Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport has sparked outrage after a video surfaced showing an officer kicking a young man in the face. The 40-second video, recorded by a fellow passenger, has gone viral and raised questions about police conduct.
The footage, captioned "Can't see how you can justify kicking someone in the face and head when they are lying on the floor being tasered and he seemed compliant," depicts a tense scene with at least five armed officers in blue boiler suits surrounding a young man, believed to be in his late teens, lying on the floor.
The young man, who appears to be Asian, had reportedly been tasered before the video began. The video shows a male officer delivering a forceful kick to the right side of the young man’s face as an older woman, presumed to be his mother, kneeled beside him. The officer then stamped on the back of the boy's head with his boot.
During the incident, a female officer can be heard instructing members of the public to "move back" before attempting to use her radio. She appears visibly distressed by the scene. An older Asian man seated nearby was also ordered to the ground and complied by placing his hands behind his head before being restrained by two male officers.
Greater Manchester Police have launched an investigation following the video’s release. In a statement, they said: "Officers were called to reports of an altercation between members of the public in Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport. While attempting to arrest one of the suspects of the earlier altercation, three officers were subjected to a violent assault, where they were punched to the ground."
The most brutal of police assaults on two men. Not in Tel Aviv. In Manchester airport
— Howard Beckett (@BeckettUnite) July 24, 2024
They are tasered. Kicked in the head. Stamped on the head. Hit on the head with a taser gun and then a knee is dropped into their kidneys
This is thuggery in uniformspic.twitter.com/srZO8zEWzs
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Fire destroys parked school buses in Thiruvananthapuram, sabotage suspected
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A major fire broke out at a school ground near here in the small hours of Monday, destroying three parked school buses, police said here.
The incident occurred at around 2.45 am at the ground of a Higher Secondary School at Thundathil under Kazhakkoottam police station limits.
Three school buses were completely gutted in the fire, while another bus was partially damaged, police said.
Fire and rescue teams rushed to the area and brought the blaze under control after an operation that lasted about 30 minutes.
A tempo traveller was found close to the buses, raising suspicion of foul play, officials said.
However, it is not yet clear who drove the vehicle or how it reached the area where the buses were parked.
The school authorities and locals suspect that the fire may not have been accidental.
Police said they have begun an investigation to find out the exact cause of the fire.
