Chris Kaba: Army stands down as UK police officers resume firearms duties

The British army has been ordered to stand down following the resumption of hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers to firearms duties.

Soldiers were initially put on standby after some armed officers spent the weekend considering their position.

Officers from other forces were drafted in to help, but the Met said on Monday that enough have returned to duty, BBC said. Reacting on social media, the Met said, “As of lunchtime on Monday, the number of officers who had returned to armed duties was sufficient for us to no longer require external assistance to meet our counterterrorism responsibilities.”

The Ministry of Defence said it received a request – known as Military Aid to the Civil Authorities – from the Home Office on Sunday to “provide routine counterterrorism contingency support to the Metropolitan Police, should it be needed”.

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