Bomb disposal team sent to London Gatwick airport after terminal evacuated
Al Jazeera
Police say a ‘suspected prohibited item’ was discovered in luggage in the facility’s south terminal.
An explosives disposal team has been sent to London’s Gatwick Airport after a “suspected prohibited item” was discovered in luggage, police said, after a terminal was evacuated.
Sussex police said on Friday that a security cordon would remain in place around the airport’s south terminal and the explosive ordnance disposal team (EOD) was deployed “as a precaution”.
Gatwick Airport, the second busiest in Britain, evacuated a large part of the terminal in what it called a “security incident”.
Passengers were also being prevented from entering the building, airport authorities posted on social media platform X.
Police said there was significant traffic disruption in the area and advised people to avoid it.
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