Britain's Gatwick airport evacuated after terror scare
Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal was evacuated “for the protection of the public” on Saturday after a suspicious item was found, the media reported.
London: Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal was evacuated “for the protection of the public” on Saturday after a suspicious item was found, the media reported.
Witnesses said armed police arrested a man believed to have a gun in his bag.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police told The Independent that she could not confirm the reports of a security alert but said: “The terminal is being evacuated at the moment. It is for the protection at the public.”
She said the evacuation was a precautionary measure sparked by the discovery of a "suspicious article".
The evacuation comes amid heightened security in Britain following a wave of terror attacks in Paris on Friday night that killed 127 people.
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