Police officer removed from duty after ‘shocking’ video is shared online.

Greater Manchester Police said a protest following a video which appeared to show a police officer kicking a man lying on the floor at Manchester Airport has ended “without incident”.

The protest outside Rochdale Police Station on Wednesday night followed a police officer being removed from operational duties after the footage was shared on social media.

The video is said to have been filmed at the airport’s terminal two on Tuesday showing an officer, with a taser in his hand, appearing to kick and then stamp on the head of a man who is lying face down on the floor, with a woman kneeling beside him.

A second man also appears to be struck by the officer.

On Thursday morning, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Assistant Chief Constable Wasim Chaudhry said: “A protest held last night........

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