Frenchman charged in UK for Gatwick airport scare

PTI | Updated: Nov 15, 2015, 05:00 PM IST

Travellers sit and wait at Londons Gatwick Airports North Terminal, Saturday Nov. 14, 2015, after the north terminal at Gatwick Airport was evacuated as a precaution after authorities found a suspicious article.

The North Terminal at the Gatwick airport was briefly evacuated on Saturday morning after the Frechman acted suspiciously and discarded an item in a bin at the busy transport hub.

A 41-year-old Frenchman, who caused major disruption and evacuation of Britain's second busiest airport, has been charged with possession of an air rifle and a knife, authorities said on Sunday. Jerome Chauris, from Vendome, has been remanded in police custody and will appear at the Crawley Magistrates' Court on Monday.

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The North Terminal at the Gatwick airport was briefly evacuated on Saturday morning after the Frechman acted suspiciously and discarded an item in a bin at the busy transport hub. Carrying "dangerous article" to an airport is illegal in Britain, which is on high-alert following the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night which left over 120 people dead and nearly 300 wounded.

Airport authorities had to call in bomb disposal experts to carry out a small controlled explosion as airport passengers and staff were taken to local hotels. The North Terminal was closed for six hours but was re-opened later.