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2 arrested after Banksy artwork theft

Banksy art taken A person removes a piece of art work by Banksy, which shows what looks like three drones on a traffic stop sign, which was unveiled at the intersection of Southampton Way and Commercial Way in Peckham, south east London on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. (Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images)

Police have arrested two men on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after a stop sign featuring work by street artist Banksy was stolen last week in London.

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The sign, which Banksy added three military drones to, was unveiled Friday in southeast London, BBC News reported. It is believed to be worth more than £500,000 (about $636,000), according to The Guardian.

It was stolen less than an hour after Banksy confirmed the art was his, Sky News reported.

Video shared by The Guardian showed a man with bolt cutters climbing onto a bicycle to reach the sign and cut it down. The man can be seen jogging from the area with the sign in hand.

London’s Metropolitan Police said authorities arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the theft on Saturday, BBC News reported. He was later released on bail.

On Sunday, authorities arrested a man in his 40s, according to the news network.

Neither of the men were identified by name.

It was not immediately clear whether the art installation had been recovered.

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