Cops Raid House After Man Posts Image of Toy Mortar on Facebook

James Rush
dailymail.co.uk
February 13, 2013

Armed police who stormed to a house after reports of a mortar gun discovered it was an Action Man toy.

Police wielding submachine guns raced to the home of Ian Driscoll, 43, after he posted a new profile picture on Facebook.

Mr Driscoll’s picture showed an Action Man plastic figure and in the background was a toy mortar gun, around six inches tall.

The mortar gun was next to a TV remote control clearly showing its small size but someone who saw it contacted police.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 1:41 pm

Tags: foreign affairs, police state

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