London's Gatwick Airport, the second busiest airport in Britain, reopened a terminal after a security alert earlier in the day forced its evacuation and caused travel disruption for thousands of people.

The security alert at Gatwick Airport ran in tandem with a second incident at the US Embassy in London.

Police called to South Terminal after discovering a suspected prohibited item in luggage, authorities say.

An explosive ordnance disposal team was deployed after a suspected prohibited item was found.

LONDON: British police sent a bomb disposal team to London's Gatwick Airport after a suspected prohibited item was discovered in luggage, authorities said on Friday (Nov 22), following the earlier evacuation of a passenger terminal. Sussex Police, the local force, said a security cordon would remain in pla

Thousands of holiday-makers remain stranded at the air port - despite police revealing that the pair arrested over a 'prohibited package' were allowed to continiue on their way.

Police have detained two people in connection with an earlier bomb scare at Gatwick Airport which saw the South Terminal evacuated.

Located over 48 klilometres south of London, the Gatwick Airport is the second busiest in Britain.

American bride Chelsea, 29, has told of how a suspicious package at Gatwick Airport which caused widespread chaos brought her English fairytale to a terrifying end.

Footage showed passengers being evacuated from the building with police warning the public to stay away from the area while they investigated the situation

A bomb disposal team made the suspect package "safe" before allowing for the terminal to reopen, Sussex Police said. Passengers caught up in the disruption are being urged to contact their airlines.