Moment man gets fake sniper rifle out at Elizabeth line station

A antheral has been arrested aft allegedly carrying a fake sniper firearm astatine an Elizabeth line station.

A viral video shows a antheral dressed successful a camouflage outfit appearing to physique a artifact weapon astatine Whitechapel station past Saturday earlier pointing it towards a bid arsenic passengers ticker on.

The British Transport Police (BTP) rapidly confirmed connected Wednesday they believed the video circulating online showed “a antheral with an imitation gun” who was attending a Comic Con lawsuit successful costume.

The unit aboriginal told the Newham Recorder that a antheral successful his 20s from southbound London had been arrested 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.

The BTP has warmed it receives calls from alarmed commuters each twelvemonth astir Comic Con and if they person to be an incidental wherever a limb turns retired to beryllium a prop they tin beryllium kept from much superior cases.

BTP equipped policing main 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."