A police officer has been filmed kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying on the ground at Manchester Airport.

The uniformed male officer is seen holding a Taser over the man, who is lying face down, before striking him twice while other officers shout at onlookers to stay back in a video shared widely online.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said firearms officers had been attacked while attempting to arrest someone following a fight in the airport’s Terminal 2 on Tuesday. It said it had referred itself to the police watchdog.

Anger has grown over the video and a crowd of what appeared to be several hundred people protested outside the police station in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday evening.

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    2 months ago

    Did you seriously not watch the video? She takes her hands off when they raise guns… They take one step forward and she reaches up for it again

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      2 months ago

      Mr “did you watch the video” here on repeat for two days lmao. What are you doing with your life?

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          2 months ago

          Like you making up the expression on a someone’s face that you clearly are unable to see?