London's Gatwick Airport evacuates part of South Terminal due to suspicious item
London, Nov 22: London's Gatwick Airport evacuated part of its South Terminal as a precaution on Friday while police investigated a suspicious item found in luggage.
Authorities were called to the terminal at 8:20 am after the discovery of a "suspected prohibited item," Sussex Police said in a statement.
“To ensure the safety of the public, staff and other airport users, a security cordon has been put in place whilst the matter is dealt with,” police said.
“As a precaution, an EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) team is being deployed to the airport.”
No one will be able to enter the South Terminal until the incident is resolved, the airport said in a statement on X.
The train station serving Gatwick has also been closed, Britain's rail network operator said.
“We are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” the airport said.
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2 Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for highlighting cyber fraud
New York (PTI): Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber fraud.
Anand and Sharma won the award, announced on Monday, in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category. They share the award with Natalie Obiko Pearson of Bloomberg.
According to The Pulitzer Prizes website, the award-winning work titled “trAPPed”, produced for Bloomberg, narrates the "riveting account" of a neurologist in India who was held under a “digital arrest” through her phone, using a blend of "visuals and words" to underscore the "growing global challenges of surveillance and digital scams".
The Pulitzer Prizes, administered by Columbia University, are regarded as among the highest honours in journalism, literature and music composition, recognising excellence in reporting and storytelling.
