Sussex Police said a ‘security cordon has been put in place’ inside the south terminal of the UK’s second busiest airport.

An explosives disposal team has been sent to London’s Gatwick Airport after a “suspected prohibited item” was discovered in luggage, police said, after a terminal was evacuated. Sussex police said on Friday that a security cordon would remain in place around the airport’s south terminal and the explosive ordnance disposal team (EOD) was deployed “as a precaution”.

A bomb disposal squad safely handled a suspect package at Gatwick Airport, ensuring passenger safety and resuming normal operations.