LONDON — Britain’s military said Wednesday it was investigating “totally unacceptable behavior” by some of its soldiers after they were filmed apparently using a picture of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for target practice. Footage posted on social media showed members of the Parachute Regiment in Afghanistan shooting at an image of Corbyn, Britain’s main opposition leader. The brigade has 400 troops in Afghanistan as part of a NATO deployment to train Afghan forces. Last month, a man angry about Brexit was sentenced to 28 days in prison for hitting Corbyn with an egg. In 2016, Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was murdered by a far-right extremist.

Source: Washington Post April 03, 2019 10:28 UTC