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The British diplomat was seen in a video jokingly pointing a rifle toward staff members. The UK government did not clearly say its ambassador was fired, but stressed it had taken "appropriate action."
Jon Benjamin was reportedly on an official trip when he picked up a gun in the vehicle he was travelling in. The Foreign Office said it had taken "appropriate action" after the incident.
The British ambassador to Mexico has been removed from the post after a video emerged online of him apparently pointing an assault rifle at an embassy employee.
Jon Benjamin, the British ambassador to Mexico, was reportedly sacked for pointing an assault rifle at embassy staff while on a work trip.
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Benjamin was on a work trip to a northwestern region plagued by drug cartel violence when the incident happened, the Financial Times reported. "Benjamin, a career diplomat, was sacked as ambassador soon after the episode in April," the newspaper said, quoting unnamed people familiar with the matter