Alabama policemen fired

Five US police officers in Birmingham, Alabama have been fired for beating an unconscious suspect who had crashed his car in a police pursuit.



The attack on Anthony Warren took place in January 2008, but police video footage has only just been made public.



It was uncovered in March by prosecutors preparing a case against Warren for assaulting an officer, for which he was later convicted.



Officials said other officers had seen the video but never reported it.



The video was captured on January 23 last year by a camera mounted on a police car dashboard.



The five policemen have not been identified but their police chief has described them as veteran officers who had acted in a shameful manner.