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“Queen to unveil new Heathrow terminal after security alert”
18 hours ago
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “LONDON (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II is to unveil a new terminal at London’s main Heathrow airport Friday, the day after a major security breach disrupted flights.
Terminal Five (T5) will be able to handle 30 million passengers a year, and opens as campaigners step up protests over plans for a third runway at the airport.
It was unclear if Thursday’s alert, in which a man scaled a perimeter fence and ran on to a runway, was designed as a protest. Police carried out a controlled explosion of two bags dropped by the man.
But security will be tight for Friday’s ceremony with the queen, after threats by campaigners to stage a new demonstration timed with the terminal’s opening to the public.
The 81-year-old monarch opened the first passenger terminal at the site west of London in 1955. She will cut the ribbon on the new facility 15 years after airport operator BAA submitted its first planning application.”
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“How did an intruder with a rucksack get within yards of a plane at Heathrow?
Intruder runway drama at Heathrow”
By Jon Clements And Stephen Moyes 14/03/2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A man clutching a rucksack got to within yards of a jet taxiing on a runway yesterday before he was seized by armed police.
The incident was the second major security breach at Heathrow Airport in 18 days and an immediate investigation was ordered.
Officers threatened to open fire after the man dropped a rucksack on the tarmac and waved his arms in front of the jet.
A controlled explosion on his backpack was later carried out but no bomb making materials were found.”
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March 14, 2008
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