London Gatwick Airport evacuates passengers from terminal over 'security incident'
London's Gatwick airport evacuated part of its south terminal on Friday over an unspecified "security incident."
LONDON — A major British airport evacuated one of its terminals Friday over an unspecified "security incident."
London Gatwick said that passengers were told to leave part of its south terminal "as a precaution" while an investigation takes place.
Sussex Police said in a statement that officers were called to the airport at 8:20 a.m (3:20 a.m. ET) after the discovery of a "suspected prohibited item" in a passenger's luggage.
At 2.44 p.m. (9.44 a.m.) ET the airport declared the incident over and said the terminal would reopen to passengers shortly. It is not clear what exactly caused the closure.
A bomb disposal team headed to the site, "as a precaution," police said, adding that the public were advised to avoid the area due to the disruption caused by the closure of the terminal and local roads.
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