Terminal evacuated at Gatwick airport in London after security scare

London: Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal in London was evacuated “for the protection of the public” on Saturday after a suspicious item was found, the media reported. [caption id=“attachment_2506606” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image courtesy: Twitter/@DailyMailUK[/caption] Hundreds of people were photographed standing outside the airport in the rain after being told to leave the airport at around 10 a.m. 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. IANS