03 July 07
Suspect bag triggers security alert at Heathrow
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PASSENGERS are facing disruption at
Heathrow’s Terminal 4 after a suspect bag triggered a security alert.
Police have said they are dealing with
the item at the terminal.
The building and all connecting roads
have been evacuated until further notice.
Travellers have been warned to expect
delays to some flights.
A BAA statement said: “As an extra
precaution, it was decided to perform secondary searches on all
departing passengers at the aircraft gate.
"In order to facilitate the
secondary search process, a decision was made by the police to partially
evacuate the departure lounge and re-screen the passengers.
"Contingency plans have now been
activated to ensure that we are able to effectively manage the increase
in resource that this secondary search requires."
Terminal 4 is used by KLM, British
Airways, Qantas Airways and Sri Lankan Air.
Earlier on today a controlled explosion
was carried out on a suspect device near Hammersmith tube station in
west London.
During the morning rush-hour the
station and surrounding roads were closed.
There was an unconfirmed report the
suspect objects had turned out to be three abandoned fire extinguishers.
Last night Stansted airport closed for
more than two hours as security was alerted to another suspicious
package.
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