The north terminal of London's Gatwick airport has been evacuated and a man has been arrested after found a suspicious package, police said británica.EFE
The UK has reinforced security measures in their ports and events after the attacks last night in Paris, in which 127 people died and 180 were injured.
"The terminal is evacuated at this time. Is to protect the population ", today said a spokeswoman for the county of Sussex Police, which is Britain's second airport Gatwick.
According to the source, the evacuation has been ordered as a precautionary measure found ten minutes after a "suspect" package.
Sussex Police said that their officers went this morning to the terminal after receiving a report that a man had left a suspicious package and indicated that this person was arrested, but gave no further details.
"Right now we are investigating the circumstances of this incident and it is premature to say what may be the package. However, given what happened in Paris on Friday night, there is more alert to things like that and it's better discuss this matter with the utmost seriousness, "said Police Superintendent Sussex, Nick May, in a statement released today.
On a rainy day in London, numerous passengers crowded this morning at the north terminal, one of the two that has Gatwick, unable to enter the building.
It is expected that flights from the north terminal today suffer delays by these security measures.
Other means of transport from the UK to France suffer delays while many people have chosen not to travel following the attacks last night in Paris.
The Eurostar, linking London and Paris under the English Channel, today recommended that passengers arrive early to London St. Pancras station, from where trains, noting that its rail service suffers delays.
British Airways (BA) also warned that many of its flights to Paris are delayed due to additional security measures for the attacks last night, Air France, the French company flag, also reported delays by the reinforcement of border controls.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, today chaired the Cobra emergency committee, made up of senior government ministers to assess the attacks in Paris and decide possible security measures in the UK, according to official sources.