« Survival after cardiac arrest increases three-fold... | Main | Rioting, Fires and Protests in Tibet »
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Man Arrested on the Runway at Heathrow Airport
15:25pm GMT - 13/03/2008
Heathrow Airport hit by major security alert
By Gary Cleland
LONDON, ENGLAND: A man has been arrested after being caught on a runway
in a secure area of Heathrow Airport. Scotland Yard confirmed that the
man, who has not been identified, was arrested at 14.05pm (GMT) this
afternoon on the airport's northern runway.
A police spokeswoman said the man was now in custody and had been carrying a rucksack, which she said "would be examined in due course". She was unable to give any details about his age.
It is thought that the emergency services received two 999 calls about the man. No one has been reported injured in the incident.
It is not yet clear whether or not the man was engaged in terrorist activity.
Heathrow has been targeted in recent months by climate change protesters angry at plans to expand the airport...
-- Source/continues: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/13/nheathrow113.xml
Edited on: Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:00.28
Categories: Counter-Terrorism, Emergency Services