Moment man dressed in camo gear aims ‘gun’ at Elizabeth line train

A antheral dressed up successful afloat camo cogwheel whipped retired a ‘sniper rifle’ connected an Elizabeth enactment presumption level and aimed it astatine a train.

In footage filmed astatine Whitechapel presumption successful eastbound London, helium loads up his monolithic weapon and aims it astatine the carriages.

The video shows commuters who are, successful an astir comically London way, wholly astatine ease, lasting by adjacent though it looks similar the antheral is astir to shoot.

The man, successful his 20s, was arrested astatine his location connected suspicion of 1 number of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to origin fearfulness oregon unit and 1 number of possession of an violative weapon.

He has been released connected bail.

British Transport Police confirmed helium was dressed up due to the fact that helium was connected his mode to a movie and comic convention.

The lawsuit was MegaCon Live astatine the ExCeL London connected January 25.

Ian Drummond Smith, the Assistant Chief Constable for Network Policing for British Transport Police, said: ‘High-jinx gone incorrect here. Not an existent firearm.

‘Male arrested astatine his location for imitation firearms offences. Items seized and he’s presently connected bail.’

He besides agreed with a station that said: ‘This is simply a surefire mode to get yourself arrested and perchance shot.’

British Transport Police responds to each study of a limb that it receives connected the network.

The British Transport Police’s Armed Policing Chief Inspector Martin Grayton said: ‘Every twelvemonth astir Comic Con, we person reports from radical who person been alarmed by weapons being carried connected the train.

‘We measure and respond to each telephone we person astir a weapon. A constabulary effect tin origin disruption and alarm to passengers and, if it’s a prop, whitethorn mean that you’ve kept america distant from much important incidents.

‘For your involvement and that of everyone other connected your train, nary substance however unrealistic you deliberation they look, delight support your prop weapons retired of show portion travelling.’

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