Video appears to show police officer smash car window

The Metropolitan Police has said it is investigating footage which appears to show a police officer attacking a car. The footage was released on social media.

The incident took place in Camden, north London, on Friday.

It is unclear what led up to the incident, and the BBC has not spoken to the people who posted the footage on social media.

The Met said the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) had launched an investigation:

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is aware of footage circulating on social media of an incident involving two uniformed officers in Camden.

The incident took place at Weedington Road, NW5, at around 17:00 hours on Friday, 16 September.

The footage will now be subject to an investigation by officers from the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS).

As soon as the MPS was made aware of the footage, the DPS was contacted immediately.

The individual who uploaded the footage has been contacted by DPS officers.

As this matter is in its early stages, the officers have not been suspended or placed on restricted duties. No one was arrested during the incident.