Banksy artwork stolen less than an hour after unveiling in south London

Piece showing three aircraft on stop sign in Peckham was confirmed as genuine by the artist on Instagram

An artwork created by Banksy has been removed from a south London street less than an hour after it was confirmed to be a genuine installation.

The artist confirmed the piece – a traffic stop sign covered with three aircraft said to resemble military drones – was his in a social media post on Friday shortly after midday.