This story was assembled from reports in the mainstream media. Mostly newspapers. It has since been found to be entirely factually inaccurate.
Soon after Banksy’s latest work appeared on a North London street, conscientious workers from Islington Council obliterated it, by whitewashing the offending wall. The 4ft by 4ft stencil, set on a lime green background, depicted two young girls sitting at a desk with a Kalashnikov rifle, playing with bullets rather than pencils.
The elusive Banksy, with his face hidden, was spotted painting the scene...
This little local voodoo spotted in a window near Columbia Road I thought might help against the cybersquatters. Got it right back in my face though, losing new text to gas tanks I was just posting and what I wrote...