A Belfast taxi firm has terminated the employment of a driver over a video which shows him brandishing a suspected firearm and threatening passengers.
In the video posted on social media, a driver for FonaCab points what appears to be a gun at another man in the front passenger seat of his car.The footage appears to have been taken from a dashcam inside the taxi.
"The driver was identified and called this morning to present at the earliest opportunity/ASAP to FonaCab Head Office, at which time he was interviewed and his relationship with FonaCab immediately terminated," it said.A spokesperson for the Belfast taxi firm said it was liaising with the Driver and Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and any further action would be determined by them.
"Due to the nature of the content of the footage, it would be inappropriate to make any further comment on the footage while other investigations are undertaken."
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