UK airports under terrorism alert

FLIGHTS at Gatwick are returning to normal this morning following the closure of the North Terminal yesterday.

The decision to close one part of the airport, which resulted in cancelled flights and long delays, was made after a hand grenade was found in a passenger’s luggage.

A 37-year-old Venezuelan is still being questioned by anti-terrorism police after being caught trying to smuggle the live grenade through customs.

The North Terminal has since reopened, but a number of short-haul inbound services from destinations such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt had been cancelled.

At Heathrow, four people are being questioned by anti-terrorist police following their arrest on Thursday, with heightened security continuing for the fourth day.

At Stansted, the access road has been closed due to increased security measures.