Stunned London gardeners discover AK-47 assault rifle in hedge they were trimming

A GROUP of gardeners were left stunned to discover a deadly assault rifle in a bush they were pruning.

The council workers chanced upon the AK-47 in Southwark, London yesterday.

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Police scrambled to the scene shortly after 11.40 in the morning and took the weapon away for forensic testing.

The firearm is widely used by the Russian Army and has a firing rate of 650 rounds per minute.

It has since been established that the gun had been decommissioned.

Southwark Police’s Acting Detective Superintendent Nicola Duffy said: “Firearms - whether decommissioned or not - have the potential to cause fear and harm and I am glad this weapon is now off the streets.

"I would urge anyone who has information that could assist police in removing firearms from the community to contact us.”

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Southwark CID are investigating and no arrests have been made.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

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