Forbidden Goods Found, Disposal Team For Comb Bombing London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick London Airport/ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/Tim Gu

JAKARTA - The British Police sent a bomb disposal team to London Gatwick Airport after the prohibited items were found in the trunk. The search was carried out after the passenger terminal was vacated.

Sussex police said the safety line would remain in effect until this issue was addressed.

Gatwick, Britain's second busiest airport, located about 30 miles south of London, previously said it vacated most of its Southern terminals on the grounds of a security incident.

Police were called to the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport at 08.20 a.m. on Friday after the discovery of prohibited items in the trunk, Sussex Police said.

"As a precaution, the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team was deployed to the airport," the police added.

Airport authorities said passengers were prohibited from entering the building while handling was underway.

In a separate incident earlier on Friday, London police conducted a disposal near a US embassy in southern London after finding a suspicious package.