Manchester Police reported on Thursday that has suspended an officer who is seen kicking a person at the airport from this city in the north of England, in a video that has gone viral on social media and caused a stir in the United Kingdom.

Law enforcement confirmed that the police officer has been suspended from all duties after reviewing “Additional Information” of the incident that occurred on Tuesday at Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport.

The mayor of the city, Andy Burnham, has also called for calm in response to a protest outside a police station on Wednesday, in which More than a hundred people expressed their disgust at the aggression committed by the agent.

The brutal attack is under investigation

In the video images, you can see that the police officer, armed with a ‘Taser’ gun, first kicks a man on the ground in the head and then steps on his head againwhile next to the victim is a woman covered in a hijab.

A police spokesman said that before the incident shown in the video, several armed officers were beaten while trying to make arrests after a fight at the airport. Burnham told the BBC on Thursday that the images of the police assault were “very disturbing“and that the suspension of the agent is the “correct” decision.

However, he has specified that “the complete video” of the incident shows that the situation was “complicated” and that “it is not clear” yet what happened Indeed. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is in contact with the Mayor of Manchester, who has said it is necessary to “give time” to investigate this incident in a “thorough and measured” manner.