Britain's ambassador to Mexico pointed a gun at an employee and was fired, the Financial Times reports

The British ambassador to Mexico allegedly raised a gun and pointed at a local embassy employee and was fired for it. The incident was captured on video and has been making the rounds on the internet for the past few hours, as reported by the Financial Times. Ambassador John Benjamin was traveling to two Mexican states known for their strong cartel presence when he raised a gun and pointed at an employee inside the vehicle they were traveling in, the paper said, citing the video and people with knowledge of the matter. . The incident took place in April, the sources told the Financial Times, and Benjamin was fired soon after. Benjamin's LinkedIn page says his term as ambassador ended in May, and his CV on the UK government's website says he “was UK ambassador to Mexico between 2021 and 2024”. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the British embassy […]
Source: News Beast

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