Heathrow<\/a> incident as terrorism.<\/p>\nLondon Ambulance Service also attended the scene and the victims were taken to hospital. Their injuries are not believed to be life-changing or life-threatening.<\/p>\n
There is currently some disruption to traffic in the area and Terminal 3 remains open.<\/p>\n
Increased police presence<\/p>\n
Commander Peter Stevens said: “At this stage, we believe the incident involved a group of people known to each other, with an argument escalating and resulting in a number of people being injured.<\/p>\n
“Our officers responded quickly and there will be an increased police presence at Heathrow Airport throughout the morning, to continue enquiries and ensure the safety of those in the area.<\/p>\n
“We are not treating this incident as terrorism. I understand the public’s concerns and would like to thank those in the area for their cooperation this morning.”<\/p>\n
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‘Significant incident’<\/p>\n
The London Ambulance Service said a “significant incident” was declared.<\/p>\n
There was a “full deployment” of resources and the ambulance service is treating it as ongoing.<\/p>\n
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.14am today to assist emergency service colleagues at an incident near Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport. Firefighters remain at the scene.”<\/p>\n
Heathrow is advising passengers to allow extra time when travelling to the airport and to check with their airline for any queries.<\/p>\n
There was disruption to train and Tube services, with some delays on the Elizabeth Line and the Piccadilly Line.<\/p>\n
National Rail said on its website that lines had been reopened allowing trains to call at Heathrow “following the emergency services dealing with an incident at the airport”.<\/p>\n
It said: “Although lines have now reopened, disruption is expected to continue whilst services return to normal, delays of up to 10 minutes and cancellations can be expected until 11.45am.”<\/p>\n
National Highways East said on X: “A serious incident within the @HeathrowAirport Tunnel has resulted in the closure of the #M4 spur road southbound between M4 and J4A.<\/p>\n
“@metpoliceuk responding. We’ll keep you updated.”<\/p>\n
It later said: “Incident has been resolved and all closures lifted on the #M4 southbound @HeathrowAirport spur road between #M4 and J4A.”<\/p>\n
People on social media have reported vehicles were being searched at the airport.<\/p>\n
A user on X said there was a “major backlog of cars unable to leave the vicinity or enter the drop-off zone” at Terminal 3.<\/p>\n
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