A police officer in charge of the protection of the head of the British diplomacy Dominic Raab was fired after forgetting his loaded weapon on a plane, returning from a trip to the United States, said on Saturday the press and the British police.
The weapon, a Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol, was discovered by a maintainer in its holster on a seat of a United Airlines aircraft after landing at the airport on Friday. London from Heathrow, The Sun tabloid said.
"She was understandably shocked and called for help and the police were called," according to a source quoted by the newspaper.
A similar case in February
"We are aware of the incident in a flight to the UK on Friday, September 18, and we are taking this matter very seriously," said a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police.
"The police officer involved has since been relieved of his operational duties while it is time to conduct an internal investigation into the circumstances," he added.
Minister Dominic Raab had traveled to Washington to try to allay the concerns of his American partner related to Brexit.
In February, it was the policeman responsible for the protection of former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron who had left his pistol and the former Conservative Prime Minister's passport in the toilet of a plane, causing panic.
