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Reactions ranged from ‘insensitive’ to ‘abhorrent’.
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Once we saw this abhorrent video released by @TheSun we took the decision to sack the individuals involved. We apologise for any offence.
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The footage shows multiple employees wearing black outfits and balaclavas standing behind an Asian colleague wearing an orange jumpsuit, The Telegraph reports. One of the men in black appears to be holding a coat hanger, and another yells, “Allahu Akbar” — “God is Great” in Arabic, which ISIS executioners have said in their taped murders of hostages.
http://theweek.com/speedreads/564984/hsbc-fires-employees-making-mock-isis-execution-video
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The Press & Journal HSBC Bank staff sacked for IS-style beheading prank http://bit.ly/1J1QPm8
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SIX bankers were sacked yesterday for pretending to behead an Asian workmate in a mock IS execution — while yelling “Allahu Akbar”.
The HSBC workers filmed the sick stunt while on a team-building exercise then posted it online.
CandaceTX Six HSBC bank workers fired after filming mock ISIL execution of Asian co-worker as a ‘joke’ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6531927/Bank-workers-stage-mock-IS-style-execution-of-Asian-co-worker.html …
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EXCLUSIVE by LAUREN FRUEN
The video shows them dressed in jumpsuits and balaclavas similar to those worn by the Islamic fanatics and using a coat hanger as a pretend knife.
The “assassins” laugh and joke as a colleague, who has been named as Saf Ahmed, kneels down to be “executed”.
One banker then yells: “Allahu Akbar” — Arabic for “God is great” — which IS executioners scream as they murder hostages.
The film was posted on Instagram. It was later deleted but not before it was seen by appalled co-workers.
HSBC yesterday sacked all involved and apologised.
Saf Ahmed, middle, with two colleagues on away day. We are not alleging they were involved in the mock execution
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