Liberty store:' Wooden toy of Soviet-era rocket launcher taken off shelves following complaints

By Anthony Bond

PUBLISHED: 07:10 EST, 22 July 2012 | UPDATED: 10:03 EST, 22 July 2012

A luxury department store has apologised for selling wooden toy versions of Soviet-era rocket launchers.

London store Liberty was forced to pull the 23.50 toy from is shelves following a number of complaints, with some describing it as 'vile' and 'tasteless'.

Available in baby pink, yellow or natural wood, the design appeared to be marketed at younger children.

Controversial: London store Liberty was forced to pull the 23.50 toy from its shelves following complaints, with some describing it as 'vile' and 'tasteless'

Concerns: The toy was available in the Regent Street shop, pictured, and online and was reduced last week to half-price

The toy was based on Katyusha rocket launchers which were first used in the Second World War by the Soviet Union.

Recently, they have been used by Hezbollah militants to fire rockets into Israel and during the Libyan conflict last year.

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Liberty store:' Wooden toy of Soviet-era rocket launcher taken off shelves following complaints