Second suspect arrested in connection with theft of Banksy artwork
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Two arrests were made in London for stealing and damaging a Banksy painting depicting drones and a stop sign.
London's police have announced a second arrest on suspicion of theft and criminal damage following the Banksy's work, which depicts a red stop sign decorated with with three military drones. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Associated Press.
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The London police have announced the arrest of a second suspect in the theft and criminal damage of the Banksy art installation in Peckham, southeast of the British capital. The second suspect has been arrested.
Scotland Yard reported that a man in his 40s was arrested on Sunday and is in police custody. Another man, aged in his 20s, was detained on Saturday, also on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. Police reported that the latter was released on bail pending further investigations and will return to a London police station in March.
Detectives are still trying to track down Banksy's artwork and are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts information about his whereabouts to contact the police.
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An installation that is a stop sign with miniature flying objects that resembling unmanned fighter jets appeared at the intersection of Southampton Way and Commercial Way on Friday morning.
Around noon, Banksy himself posted photos of the work on his his Instagram account.
Later, two men were later videotaped dismantling the installation, and one of them disappeared with the with the robots.
It is believed that the potential value of the work is believed to be over £500,000.
Banksy's works, which occasionally fetching millions of euros at auction, have been stolen or damaged or damaged. For example, the door from the Parisian gallery Le Bataclan, which honored the victims of the victims of the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks; or a mural condemning domestic violence, which depicts a housewife from the 1950s or 1960s, disfigured by a black eye and a broken tooth.
Much of Banksy's of Banksy's political and satirical work criticizes the war. The identity of Banksy has been the subject of speculation for many years, but he has kept away from the public public attention. In November last year, an excerpt from a 2003 interview appeared in which he refers to himself as "Robbie".
