The British Army has come under fire for tweeting a picture of a soldier wearing camouflage face cream.  。

The picture was accompanied with the caption: "Being a soldier in the jungle requires a robust sense of humour".。

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Twitter users have expressed their discomfort with the image saying it's a clear example of "blackface" that is "trivialising and indulging in racism."。

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The British Army later deleted the "racist" tweet: 。

Tweet may have been deleted。 An Army spokesperson told。Mashable。

: “The content of the Tweet shows a picture of a soldier wearing camouflage and concealment measures, standard for jungle training in Belize." 。