Watch: 'Grim Reaper' chased by security outside DSEI arms fair at London's Excel centre

Sebastian Mann22 September 2015

Footage has emerged of a team of security guards chasing a man dressed as Death around the grounds of a London arms fair.

Armed with a replica scythe, the "Grim Reaper" evades his mortal adversaries for at least a minute, before reportedly tripping over his long black cape and being carried away.

The clip - filmed from outside the grounds of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition at the Docklands' ExCeL centre - shows the man darting in and out of security as several men try to catch him.

Arms dealers from around the world gathered for the four-day fair from Tuesday to Friday last week.

It is not clear on which day the chase took place.

The controversial event, which takes place every two years, usually attracts protesters opposed to Britain selling arms to countries with questionable human rights records.

Video of this incident was shot by activists of Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT).

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