Armed police leave bag of guns outside Mayor of London's home
A bag containing Met-issued firearms and a Taser was discovered last week
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It's been reported armed police guarding London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan left a bag of guns outside his home, which was found by a member of the public.
The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards is reviewing what happened, and five officers have been removed from frontline duties.
The force said in a statement: “At around 9.40pm, a member of the public called police after finding a bag containing Met-issued firearms and a Taser on a street in south London.
“Within seven minutes of the call to police, officers arrived at the scene and safely recovered the items.
“At this stage it is believed the bag was misplaced by on-duty officers a short time before the member of the public located it.
“We recognise the concern this may cause and an internal review was immediately launched into the circumstances.”
A spokesperson for Mayor of London Sir Sadiq said: “This is a very serious incident, which has been referred to the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.
"The Met must now take all steps to ensure an incident like this never occurs again.”