Fury as Banksy is ripped down just HOURS after its unveiling with cops taping off billboard & locals slamming ‘madness’ [Video]

ONLOOKERS booed as a Banksy artwork was ripped down just hours after its unveiling – with locals furious.

The new work on an empty, distressed advertising hoarding in Cricklewood, northwest London, depicts a stretching cat with an upturned tail in silhouette.

Contractors dismantled a billboard in Cricklewood, north-west London, with the new Banksy artwork depicting a stretching catCredit: PA

It is unclear which contracting company they were from but claimed the work could end up in a skipCredit: PA

Onlookers booed as the workers covered the work in a board and then removed itCredit: PA

It is the latest animal-themed work by the elusive artistCredit: PA

It appeared on a disused advertising boardCredit: Rex

The elusive street artist confirmed he was behind the piece by posting a photo on Instagram earlier today.

But hours later men who said they were “hired” from a “contracting company” turned up to take the hoarding down …

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