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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Neil Lancefield

Bomb disposal unit sent to Gatwick after ‘suspected prohibited item’ found

A bomb-disposal police unit has been sent to Gatwick airport (Alamy/PA) -

A bomb disposal police unit has been sent to Gatwick Airport after a “suspected prohibited item” was found in luggage.

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

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