Five Met Police Officers Removed After Firearms Left Outside Sadiq Khan's Home
Key Takeaways
- Five Met officers removed after a bag of firearms was left outside Sadiq Khan's home.
- The bag included a Glock pistol, an MP5, a Taser and ammunition.
- Discovered late Tuesday by a member of the public outside the mayor's South London residence.
Weapons Discovery
Five Metropolitan Police officers assigned to protect Mayor Khan left a bag of guns outside his residence.
The bag contained an MP5 carbine, Glock pistol, Taser, and ammunition.
A member of the public discovered the bag and police recovered the weapons within seven minutes.
Five officers were removed from frontline duties and an internal review was launched.
Public Reaction and Details
Griffiths' partner saw the bag and kicked it to gauge its weight.
It was lucky one of the guns didn’t go off, he said.
The mayor receives 24-hour armed protection due to repeated threats.
The incident was described as very serious by a Khan spokesperson.
Security and Operational Failures
The Met’s Specialist Protection Command is under rising scrutiny.
The Met was urgently reviewing the circumstances and recognized the concern it may cause.
The breach raises questions about training, supervision, and systems for handling lethal weapons.
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