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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

Man detained at Gatwick Airport as police lift North Terminal car park cordon

Stock: Gatwick Airport North Terminal

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A man was detained by police at Gatwick Airport on Friday evening after an ‘incident’ near the North Terminal.

Sussex Police detained the man and established a cordon in the drop-off parking area at the North Terminal.

In an update around 8pm, officers said they were not treating the incident as terror-related and that the cordon had been removed.

A spokesperson for the force told the Standard: “We have now stood down a cordon which was in place while we dealt with an incident at the drop-off parking area at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal on Friday evening (24 June).

“A man has been detained in relation to the incident, which is not being treated as terror-related.

“We would like thank the public for their patience and understanding while we dealt with the matter.”

The incident had caused disruption at the busy airport.

One traveller said on social media: “North Terminal is closed, shuttle not running. Police everywhere. Good luck everyone flying from the North Terminal”.

Another added that the shuttle operating between terminals was suspended in the wake of the incident.

“It’s not possible to walk between terminals. The only connection is via the shuttle, which is currently suspended. I am stuck inside the North terminal myself,” they said.

Metrobus, which operates some services to the North Terminal, had also avised passengers of disruption to services while police responded to incident.

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