Police condemn "StreetWars" game

The London inhabitants have got under a sight of water pistols
British police have condemned a role-playing game in which contestants travel all over London armed with water pistols looking to "assassinate" other players, saying it could spark terrorism alerts.

"StreetWars," described as a "three-week-long, 24/7, water-gun assassination tournament," began Tuesday.
The game, which has taken place in cities including New York, Los Angeles and Vienna, Austria, involves players hunting down targets whose details they have been given and then squirting them with water to eliminate them.

But angry police say the appearance of people behaving suspiciously, armed with what could look like real guns, risked sparking major alerts in a city in which four suicide bombers attacked the transport system last year, killing 52 commuters.
"The sight of people carrying what appears to be a firearm on the London Underground system one year after the tragic events of July 2005 will cause passengers and staff genuine fear," British Transport Police said in a statement.

According to the StreetWars website, the tournament has already taken place in New York City, Vancouver, Vienna, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The London game started on Monday and runs until August 15. The website says demand has been heavy and registration is now closed.