A VIDEO allegedly showing a group of army soldiers using a photo of Jeremy Corbyn for target practice has sparked outrage online.
The video, which appeared early on Wednesday morning, shows personnel from 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment using a firing range before the camera pans around to reveal an image of the leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.
The video, shared by J 3para is tagged with the phrase "happy with that".
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the video was real, with an Army Spokesperson stating that "we are aware of a video circulating on social media.
They continued: "This behaviour is totally unacceptable, and falls well below the high standards the army expects.
"A full investigation has been launched."
Speaking with Alistair Bunkall from Sky News, the MoD also confirmed that the video had been recorded in the past fews.
They also said that they armed soldiers were using non-lethal hardened wax substance instead of metal bullets, but admitted it was still a "terrible look".
The range featuring in the video is the loft of the New Kabul Compound in Afghanistan.
A Labour Party spokesman said: "This behaviour is alarming and unacceptable. We have confidence in the Ministry of Defence to investigate and act on this incident."
Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith slammed the video on Twitter, describing it as "shocking and completely unacceptable".
"Right that the Army is carrying out a full investigation," she added.
Former soldier and Tory MP, Johnny Mercer, tweeted that "every organisation has good people who make serious misjudgements".
He added: "It's how it police's itself that matters, and an inability to do that correctly has caused so many problems of late (IHAT). I look forward to a robust response."
Labour MP, Dan Jarvis, who is also a former Paratrooper, said the incident is "shameful and utterly unacceptable".
"This goes against the values and standards of the British Army. I welcome the Ministry of Defence investigation into this video and trust it will be resolved quickly," he added.
Shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, also criticised the video branding it as "absolutely disgraceful".
She added: "I hope the investigation will be conducted thoroughly and the conclusions made public.
"Political tensions are heightened at the moment and this type of behaviour is wholly inappropriate and unacceptable, we expect much better from our Army and soldiers."
Labour MP Lucy Powell said she is "absolutely shocked", and that the behaviour of the personnel is a "total disgrace and utterly unacceptable".
"Not least emerging the day after someone was convicted of trying to murder an MP," she added.
It comes after far-right activist Tommy Robinson posted a photograph of himself surrounded by grinning soldiers in October - prompting another Army probe.
The former English Defence League leader also shared a video featuring Army personnel who cheered and shouted his name.
At the time, the Army said it was aware of the image and footage and was "investigating the circumstances", adding that a "far-right ideology is completely at odds with the values and ethos of the armed forces".
The video surfaced one day after the full story was revealed of how a whistleblower recently saved the life of a Labour MP from a far-right attack.
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