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Ambassador to Mexico fired after pointing gun at worker
The Independent
|June 02, 2024
The UK's ambassador to Mexico has been sacked after he was caught on camera aiming an assault rifle at an embassy employee on an official trip through drug cartel heartlands.
Jon Benjamin, 61, was seen smiling before looking through the sight of the weapon and pointing it at the person sitting in the back seat of the diplomatic vehicle during an official trip to two Mexican states ravaged by drug killings.
The unidentified employee from a local embassy is seen gesturing to the camera as laughter is heard in the background. Mr Benjamin is no longer listed as the ambassador on the UK government website, according to the Financial Times.
A video that purports to show the incident was posted on X/Twitter by an anonymous user, who writes alongside the video: “In a context of daily killings in Mexico by drug dealers, he dares to joke.”
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