No threat found in suspicious vehicle at Gatwick
Baku, May 2 (AZERTAC). An investigation is under way in a bid to trace two men who entered a Gatwick Airport car park in an untaxed, uninsured, unregistered van and disappeared, sparking a major alert.
The occupants of the blue Renault van were seen to push up a barrier to gain access and then parked the vehicle on the ground floor of the short stay North Terminal car park. A check with the company whose name was on the van revealed that they had disposed of it six months ago and further checks showed that it was now unregistered, untaxed and uninsured. The circumstances were enough to raise suspicions and it was thought that there might be something quite heavy in the back of the vehicle. A call broadcast across the airport failed to locate the two men and as a precaution, an explosive ordnance disposal unit was called in.
They arrived at the airport around 5pm and carried out several controlled explosions between 7 and 8.30pm to gain access. There was nothing of concern in the vehicle and at 9.15pm restrictions started to be lifted and resources stood down.
