Hundreds of passengers are evacuated from Heathrow’s Terminal 2 after ‘potentially suspicious item’ was discovered
- Crowds of mask-clad passengers were seen fleeing from busy London terminal
- Item ‘currently being investigated’ and the area was evacuated, Met Police said
- Police vehicles were seen outside and sniffer dogs are reportedly at the scene
Hundred’s of mask-clad passengers were evacuated from Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2 after a ‘potentially suspicious item’ was discovered.
Crowds of people – including airline staff – were seen fleeing from the busy London terminal today after police descended on the scene shortly after 12pm.
The item ‘is currently being investigated’ and the area was evacuated ‘as a precaution’, according to Met Police.
Hundred’s of mask-clad passengers were evacuated from Heathrow airport’s Terminal 2 after a ‘potentially suspicious item’ was discovered
Crowds of people – including airline staff – were seen fleeing from the busy London terminal today after police were called shortly after 12pm
Police vehicles were seen outside and sniffer dogs are at the scene, according to some passenger reports
Police vehicles were seen outside and sniffer dogs are at the scene, according to some passenger reports.
A Heathrow Airport spokesperson said: ‘Our teams are working with the Police in response to a potentially suspicious item identified at Terminal 2.
‘As a precaution, passengers have been temporarily moved away from the area.
‘We apologise to any passengers inconvenienced while the matter is investigated.’
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘Police were called to Terminal 2, Heathrow, at 12.11hrs on Friday, 2 October to reports of a suspicious item.
‘The item is currently being investigated. The area is currently being evacuated as a precaution.’
Passengers were seen evacuating Heathrow Terminal 2 after a ‘potentially suspicious item’ was discovered
Passengers were rushed outside ‘as a precaution’ after the ‘potentially suspicious item’ was identified