The latest artwork by British street artist Banksy showing three drones plastered across a "STOP" traffic sign in south London was removed by an unidentified man shortly after it was unveiled by its creator on Friday.
Pictures and videos posted online showed the man, with assistance from another person, using pliers to break the sign off its post and run off with it as passersby looked on.
Banksy posted a picture of the artwork on his website as well as on Instagram, where he has more than 12 million followers.
People commenting on Banksy's Instagram accurately predicted it wouldn’t be there long after the artist posted a photo of it. Some of his work has sold for tens of millions of dollars.
“I went there thinking that people want that, I wanted to see it before something happened to it," a man who only wanted to be known as Alex told the Press Association.
The red STOP sign had grey drone-like aircraft flying diagonally across it.
Banksy usually provides confirmation of his work on social media, but gives few other details.
