00:00Electro-shock weapons are banned in the UK and the Metropolitan Police is understood to be investigating the incident.
00:08On Wednesday, No. 10 said officials had raised the matter with the embassy directly.
00:13The Prime Minister's official spokesman said he would not get ahead of the police investigation,
00:19but added if there's evidence a crime has been committed, they won't hesitate to act.
00:25The Chinese embassy has described the claims about its security staff at Portland Place as quote-unquote
00:32nothing but fabrication and defamation by Tibetan independence elements who attempted to force their way into the embassy premises.
00:44Shadow National Security Minister Alicia Kearns urged the government to take more action,
00:50describing the police investigation as a dead end.
00:54That was unlikely to result in prosecution because of international protections for embassy premises.
01:02A Met police spokesperson said on Friday 3 July, at around 1800 hours,
01:08police were called to report of a protest outside the Chinese embassy on Portland Place.
01:14Officers attended the scene.
01:16Two protesters alleged that embassy staff had pointed a taser towards them.
01:21No injuries were reported and officers left the area once protesters had dispersed on their own accord.
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