Heathrow Terminal 2 has been evacuated due to a suspicious suitcase.

An airport spokesman told the newspaper that “our teams are working with the police to respond to the presence of a potentially suspicious item that was found in Terminal 2, and as a precaution, passengers have been temporarily removed from the airport.” area,” adding, “We apologize for the inconvenience to passengers during the investigation.”

Transport for London said tube stations at Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 were closed “to help police respond to a security alert”.

And the police said in a statement on social media that “we were called at 10:47 local time to Heathrow airport in the capital London, after it became known that there was a suspicious bag in Terminal 2, the area was evacuated as a precaution”, and added: “After investigation, the item was not found to be suspicious and the security incident was cancelled.”