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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
James Martin McCarthy

Investigation launched after video appears to show taxi driver holding passenger at gunpoint

A Northern Ireland taxi firm have responded after footage circulating on social media appears to show one of their drivers holding a passenger at gunpoint.

BelfastLive reports that the dashcam footage from inside the taxi which is circulating online appears to show the FonaCab driver holding a firearm to the front seat passenger before threatening him and then hitting him with the firearm.

Responding to the incident, FonaCab said it is aware of the incident and is working with then PSNI and DVLA to investigate the incident.

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A fonaCab spokesperson said: "We are aware of dashcam footage of an incident involving a fonaCAB driver.

"fonaCAB has been liaising with the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (P.S.N.I) regarding this.

"Due to the nature of the content of the footage, it would be inappropriate to make any further comment while investigations are undertaken."

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