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Gatwick Airport: Man armed with kitchen knives arrested | Gatwick Airport: Man armed with kitchen knives arrested |
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A man armed with two kitchen knives has been arrested at Gatwick Airport. | A man armed with two kitchen knives has been arrested at Gatwick Airport. |
The 30-year-old tried to pass through a staff search area in the South Terminal just before 02:00 BST openly carrying a knife in each hand, police said. | The 30-year-old tried to pass through a staff search area in the South Terminal just before 02:00 BST openly carrying a knife in each hand, police said. |
The area was secured and he was challenged by armed police officers who used a Taser to detain him. | The area was secured and he was challenged by armed police officers who used a Taser to detain him. |
He was arrested on suspicion of possessing offensive weapons and making threats to kill, and has been detained under the Mental Health Act. | |
Police said it was not being treated as terrorist-related and that the man, from Crawley, West Sussex, was not a travelling passenger. | |
Gatwick Airport said the terminal's baggage reclaim area was temporarily evacuated as a precaution. | Gatwick Airport said the terminal's baggage reclaim area was temporarily evacuated as a precaution. |
Supt Justin Burtenshaw, from Sussex Police, said: "This incident was dealt with swiftly and no members of the public or police were harmed." | Supt Justin Burtenshaw, from Sussex Police, said: "This incident was dealt with swiftly and no members of the public or police were harmed." |
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