Man Arrested for Suspected Tear Gas Incident That Caused Partial Evacuation at Heathrow Airport

Man Arrested for Suspected Tear Gas Incident That Caused Partial Evacuation at Heathrow Airport
A traveller speaks on the phone at the entrance to Terminal 4 at Britain's Heathrow Airport in London on March 21, 2025. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
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LONDON—A 57-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly possessing tear gas that is believed to have caused the partial evacuation of a terminal at Heathrow Airport.

About 20 people treated by paramedics were not seriously injured in the incident that closed the departures area of Terminal 4 for about three hours late Monday, the Metropolitan police said.