Diane Abbott is caught out posting a FAKE image of an Israeli fighter jet bombing Iran in a tweet slamming Britain's airstrikes on Syria (7 Pics)

HOME Secretary Diane Abbott has come under fire for tweeting a FAKED image of airstrikes in Syria.

The photo, taken from an aviation blog post from 2012, shows an Israeli fighter jet over Tehan with explosions in the background.

The mocked up image was accompanied by a clear explanation that it was a computer-generated image which is "not a drawing, nor a rendering or a photo" on The Aviationist blog in March 2012.

This morning, after listening to a BBC Today programme with International Development Secretary Penny Mordauntm Ms Abbott tweeted the image, captioning it: “Shocking to hear Tory minister on @BBCr4today claim that you can’t allow Parliament to vote on war because that would be to “outsource the decision to people who don’t have all the info.

"Do these people understand what parliamentary democracy is?"

Diane Abbott (pictured afortnight ago) has been caught out posting a fake image of an Israeli fighter plane bombing Iran in a tweet slamming Britain's airstrikes on Syria

In response to the furore the Labour MP later tweeted: "Apparently, my use of this pic is 'important news'. Yes, UK goes to war without UN approval or even parliamentary debate. But the most important news is what pics I use in a tweet. Pathetic."

Writing about the photo on a blog, Mr Cenciotti posted: "The following drawing, exclusively prepared by Al Clark for The Aviationist, shows how an attack by a formation of F-15Is on a nuclear facility located in downtown Tehran might look like.

"Obviously, it is only a fictional scene, however it is quite realistic for an eventual strike on the Tehran Nuclear Research Center, that is located not far from the Milad Tower, clearly visible on the background.

"He added underneath: "Please note that I’ve used the word “image” on the title because it is not a drawing, nor a rendering or a photo. It is a Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)."

Labour's shadow home secretary posted the photo-shopped image alongside a message tearing into Theresa May for not having a vote before the strike

Many social media users took Ms Abbott to task this morning over her use of the image.

One user tweeted in response: "It is important when it shows you have absolutely no clue what you're doing or talking about."

Labour leader Mr Corbyn opposes Theresa May's decision to bomb targets in Syria without a debate in Parliament first.

The UK partnered with France and America to take action in strikes on Syria in the early hours of Saturday morning.

It comes after Ms Abbott was lambasted for saying the only war she'd support was the Second World War.

But when Twitter users pointed out that she was using a mocked-up image dating back to March 2012 she branded their criticism 'pathetic'

Quizzing her on BBC Radio 4's Today programme last week, Nick Robinson asked: "But you don't believe in military action in any circumstances at all? You believe it's wrong." to which Ms Abbott replied "no of course".

He pressed: "What are the circumstances if you say 'no' in which you would back military action?"

The Labour MP replied: "There was the Second World War..."

A reporter was among those who pointed out the image is photo-shopped and not a picture from the strike by Western forces against Syria at the weekend

Tory MP James Cleverly said the Labour MP undermine d her own argument by using a photo-shopped image


One Twitter user said the tweet was another example of Diane Abbott's blundering

Colin Jacobs joined in the criticism - pointing out that Diane Abbott's famous car crash election interview when she could not say how much Labour's policing policies cost should have been a reminder of the need to get her facts straight