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| Man quizzed over Heathrow alert | Man quizzed over Heathrow alert |
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| Police are questioning a man after an intruder triggered a major security alert at Heathrow airport when he ran towards the runway wearing a rucksack. | Police are questioning a man after an intruder triggered a major security alert at Heathrow airport when he ran towards the runway wearing a rucksack. |
| The suspect was arrested near the north runway and a controlled explosion was carried out on his bag, but nothing suspicious was found. | The suspect was arrested near the north runway and a controlled explosion was carried out on his bag, but nothing suspicious was found. |
| Some flights were delayed as the runway was affected for two hours on Thursday. | Some flights were delayed as the runway was affected for two hours on Thursday. |
| The security breach came 24 hours before the Queen was to officially open Terminal 5 at the west London airport. | |
| Second breach | Second breach |
| BBC correspondent Ben Ando said reports were of a man of Asian or Arab appearance removing his shoes before clambering over the perimeter fence. | BBC correspondent Ben Ando said reports were of a man of Asian or Arab appearance removing his shoes before clambering over the perimeter fence. |
| It is understood a message sent from the pilot to air traffic control alerting them to a man on the runway may have been overheard by the police, allowing them to act swiftly. | It is understood a message sent from the pilot to air traffic control alerting them to a man on the runway may have been overheard by the police, allowing them to act swiftly. |
| Eyewitnesses said armed police surrounded the man who had scaled the fence. | |
| The southern runway remained open throughout the incident which ended just before 1600 GMT. | The southern runway remained open throughout the incident which ended just before 1600 GMT. |
| The incident was the second time in recent weeks Heathrow security had been breached. | The incident was the second time in recent weeks Heathrow security had been breached. |
| Greenpeace protesters walked on to the runway last month and climbed on to a Boeing 777, unfurling a banner in protest against the airport's expansion. | Greenpeace protesters walked on to the runway last month and climbed on to a Boeing 777, unfurling a banner in protest against the airport's expansion. |