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This is an archive article published on March 10, 2011

Security alert at Heathrow,evacuation underway

Terminal 5,exclusively used by British Airways faced a security alert,police refuse to give details.

British police say a terminal at London’s Heathrow Airport has been partially evacuated due to a security alert.

Police said it started evacuating Terminal 5 at Heathrow Europe’s busiest airport at around 12.50 pm (GMT) today. The police declined to comment on what prompted the security alert.

Heathrow Airport confirmed on the airport’s Twitter feed that the departures area of Terminal 5 has been partially evacuated and that passengers will not be allowed to enter.

Terminal 5 is used exclusively by British Airways.

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