London's Heathrow Airport Reopens After Partial Evacuation
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LONDON -- A security alert that prompted a partial evacuation of London's Heathrow Airport has been resolved with no arrests, police said Thursday.
A small section of the departures area in Heathrow's Terminal 5 had been evacuated while police spoke to an individual and investigated an item at Europe's busiest airport.
Police said the issue had been resolved and the terminal was reopening.
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The evacuation started at around 12:50 p.m. Heathrow Airport had confirmed the evacuation but a spokesman said flights were unaffected.
Terminal 5 is used exclusively by British Airways.
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