British Ambassador, Jon Benjamin Sacked, For Pointing An Assault Rifle At Terrified Member of Staff… | Social

The British ambassador to Mexico was sacked from his job earlier this year after pointing an assault rifle at a local embassy employee, it has emerged – with footage of the incident spreading online.

In the five second clip, Jon Benjamin can be seen pointing the weapon while seated in the front of a car as music and laughter can be heard.

According to reports, he was on an official trip to Durango and Sinaloa, two northern Mexican states blighted by drug cartel violence.

A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement to MailOnline: ‘We are aware of this incident and have taken appropriate action. Where internal issues do arise the FCDO has robust HR processes to address them.’

The video of Mr Benjamin, a career ambassador, playing around with the high-powered weapon was posted on a social media account believed to have been created by disgruntled local employees of the British embassy in Mexico City unhappy at their treatment.