Major London airport evacuated due to 'suspicious item' in luggage: Most flights delayed

Trains to and from the airport are cancelled.

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00:00The South Terminal of London's Gatwick Airport was evacuated as a precaution after a suspicious

00:07item was reportedly found in luggage.

00:10The Sussex Police was called to the airport on Friday morning and local media reported

00:15that bomb disposal teams with sniffer dogs arrived at the scene.

00:22The airport posted on social media platform X that the safety and security of their passengers

00:27and staff remains their top priority.

00:31The North Terminal was operating as normal but train services announced they were not

00:36stopping at the airport.