SHOCKING footage has emerged showing Brit Paras using a picture of Jeremy Corbyn for target practice.

The "unacceptable" footage has gone viral after it was posted on social media with the British Army today confirming a full investigation has been launched.

3 Video has emerged appearing to show British Paras using Corbyn's face for target practice Credit: Twitter

3 The Corbyn poster is riddled with bullet holes Credit: Twitter

It shows four Paras wearing maroon berets opening fire on a picture of the Labour leader's face.

The short video was taken at an indoor range in Afghanistan two days ago and involved troops from 3 Para, sources said.

A source said: “This is being taken pretty damn seriously.

“The Army will get to the bottom of this. It looks terrible.

“This is causing huge embarrassment.”

Mr Corbyn said this evening he was "shocked" by the footage.

He said this evening: "I hope the Ministry of Defence will conduct an inquiry into it and find out what was going on and who did that."

The video shows the soldiers pulling their pistols from holsters before firing bullets out of shot.

'HAPPY WITH THAT'

As the camera pans out, the target is revealed as a bullet-ridden photo of Corbyn that appears to have been taken from the Labour party conference.

A message reading “happy with that” can be seen on the footage, which has been viewed more than 10,000 times.

Insiders said the Para’s were using “sim-unition” training bullets, not live rounds.

The bullets are hardened wax paint balls and not metal. The non-lethal rounds are used for cheap target practise.

The gun range is used to train “guardian angels” - the soldiers who stand guard on comrades conducting training with Afghan forces.

It was brought in after a number of deadly insider attacks on British troops.

ARMY PROBE

Sources said a range of images are used at the facility to keep squaddies entertained.

It comes days after an elderly Para was told he would face charges over deaths on Bloody Sunday.

Corbyn has been a vocal supporter of the IRA and is a known pacifist. The video emerged the day after PM Theresa May said she would go to Corbyn and ask for help breaking the Brexit deadlock.

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Soldiers are supposed to be politically neutral.

An Army spokesperson said. “We are aware of a video circulating on social media, this behaviour is totally unacceptable and falls well below the high standards the army expects.

"A full investigation has been launched."

A Labour Party spokesperson said: “This behaviour is alarming and unacceptable. We have confidence in the MoD to investigate and act on this incident.”