Guest guest Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Man arrested at Gatwick Airport5:44pm Thursday, 13th February 2003A man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act at Gatwick Airport.The 37-year-old Venezuelan national was believed to be carrying a live grenade after arriving on a flight from Colombia, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.Part of the north terminal has been closed in the alert.A police spokesman said: "Inbound flights are not affected but there is some disruption to outbound flights."Tony Blair's official spokesman said: "My understanding is there has been an arrest at Gatwick."Asked about the partial closure of the airport the spokesman replied: "My understanding is that may relate to an arrest."The spokesman made clear he did not know whether there was any link between the arrest and the ongoing security operation at Heathrow and around the capital.TV sports presenter Gaby Logan is among the passengers stuck on planes in Gatwick.She told the ITV News Channel: "We landed at about 3.15 and since that time we've been on the plane and told that all the planes that have come in since 3pm have basically been grounded."She said they were still waiting to hear when they would be let off the plane and told exactly what is going on.© Copyright Ananova Ltd 2003, all rights reserved. ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.454 / Virus Database: 253 - Release Date: 10/02/2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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