Armed police swoop on fancy dress party

Guns drawn ... armed police swooped on a fancy dress party in Essex, England / AP

ARMED police have swooped on a cops and robbers fancy dress party after the costumed criminals were mistaken for the real thing.

Police repsonded after a passer-by reported two armed men, dressed in dark clothes, entering an office in Essex, England.

As police approached with guns drawn they discovered it was only office workers taking part in a team-building exercise and the passser-by had mistaken toy guns for the real weapons, The Daily Mail reports.

Detective Chief Inspector Tim Raymond said: "The two men involved clearly did not think about the implications of their actions.

"This was potentially a very dangerous situation and, as such, armed officers were deployed.

"It was quickly established the guns were imitations, however, the outcome could have been very different."

Read more at The Daily Mail.

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Guns drawn ... armed police swooped on a fancy dress party in Essex, England / AP

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