Police officer suspended after video of beating men at UK airport goes viral

London: A video of a British police officer slapping a man on the head during his arrest at Manchester airport in northern England has gone viral, triggering protests outside the police station. Following this, British policeman has been suspended.

Police said they have forwarded the complaint to the independent grievance watchdog.

The video showed a chaotic scene in the airport’s car parking lot in which a police officer kicked a man and an officer slapped another man in the head.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said in a statement that the video showed an incident that was “truly shocking” and that people were “genuinely very concerned” about it.