London: Gatwick Airport section evacuated for ‘security incident’

New alarm signaled today, Friday (22.11.24) in , with Gatwick authorities evacuating “a large part” of one of its terminals for precautionary reasons due to “safety incident”. The airport administration in London is talking about a precautionary evacuation to make a police investigation, without giving details of the incident. “The safety of our passengers and staff remains our first priority. We work hard to solve the issue as soon as possible,” says the airport in post on X (former Twitter). For the incident also issued an announcement by Gatwick Express, the train company serving airport passengers. There is no version of a link between the U.S. Embassy Controlled Explosion learner and the security alert at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal — Shit McShitFace (@ShitMcShitface) As the company explains, its trains will not approach the installation ‘until further notice’. Gatwick airport assessment — Marco Pajo (@ISawMarcoPolo) “This is because police and emergency services are investigating an incident at the airport. For now, the station and airport are being evacuated. We would recommend that you delay your journey until later this morning”, as he noted. A large part of the South Terminal has been evaluated as a preview while we continue to invest a security incident. Passersengers will not be able to enter the South Terminal while this is oncoming. Safety and security of our passers and staff replies our top priority.. — London Gatwick LGW (@Gatwick_Airport) Gatwick is the second largest airport in London. Suspected package near the U.S. embassy – controlled explosion occurred It is noted that the alert at Gatwick Airport was preceded in London by the suspect package near the American embassy. British police officers performed a controlled explosion near the U.S. embassy in Nain Elms, in southern London after identifying a suspected package, authorities said, as Reuters broadcast. The area was eliminated, with bomb squads tracking the suspect package and then carrying out a controlled explosion. “We can confirm that the “strong knock” mentioned in the area just now was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” said the London Metropolitan Police in X. “The investigations continue with traffic restrictions remaining in place for the time being,” the police note. The U.S. embassy in London also reported in a post to X that the police blocked a road near the embassy building, taking “the maximum precautions”.