A high-alert situation unfolded at two London locations today‚ causing wide-spread travel disruptions. At Gatwickʼs South Terminal security teams found a weird-looking item in someones luggage (around 8:20am on nov 22nd)
The airports south-side became a no-go zone as bomb-disposal experts rushed to check things out; train services got stopped and roads near-by were blocked. Sussex Police spokesperson explained: “We had to set-up safety zones while our teams work - its better to be extra careful in these situations“
Local authorities are investigating a suspicious package outside the U.S. Embassy in London
Earlier that morning the Metropolitan Police had their hands full with another case: they found something suspicious close to the US Embassy in Nine Elms. Police-robots did a controlled blast; then brought in sniffer-dogs to double-check everything (making sure no other weird stuff was lying around)
The cops put up barriers around Nine Elms Lane‚ while fire-teams stood ready. Transport officials say Gatwick station might stay closed till 2pm; suggesting folks should pick different travel routes for now. Both incidents dont seem connected but police are still looking into it
- South Terminal areas blocked off
- Train services temporarily stopped
- Roads around airport closed
- Embassy area still has police barriers
- Sniffer-dogs checking embassy zone
Police teams keep watching both places - making sure everythings safe before letting people back in. The embassy spot needs extra checking‚ so those road-blocks will stay up a bit longer