Two teenage boys were arrested after allegedly being found with an 18-inch sword in Hackney.
Police said the pair, aged 14 and 15, were held after being stopped in Wetherell Road near Victoria Park in the early hours of this morning.
After inspecting the surrounding area, officers found the terrifying weapon in nearby Lauriston Road.
The teenagers were arrested under the suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and taken to a police station in East London.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Look what <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/taskforceTSG?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3168216-https://twitter.com/hashtag/taskforceTSG?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#taskforceTSG</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/U234?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3168216-https://twitter.com/hashtag/U234?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#U234</a> found a chap carrying in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MPSHackney" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3168216-https://twitter.com/MPSHackney" data-vars-event-id="c23">@MPSHackney</a> Thankfully they quickly detained & arrested him. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/ft87uNguCk" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3168216-https://t.co/ft87uNguCk" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/ft87uNguCk</a> — Hackney MPS (@MPSHackney) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MPSHackney/status/692913484921700353" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3168216-https://twitter.com/MPSHackney/status/692913484921700353" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 29, 2016</a>
Police posted a picture of the sword to Twitter this morning alongside the caption: "Look what #taskforceTSG #U234 found a chap carrying in @MPSHackney Thankfully they quickly detained & arrested him."
The 15-year-old was also alleged to be in possession of class B drugs.
The pair remained in custody today.
