LONDON — A person was arrested on Sunday after a “group of males” unleashed what might have been pepper spray throughout an altercation in a parking storage at London’s Heathrow Airport, the police stated.
The incident was not being investigated as terrorism, Cmdr. Peter Stevens, of London’s Met Police, stated in a statement. Officers have been referred to as simply after 8 a.m. native time to the parking storage on the airport’s Terminal 3, the place there have been stories of “a number of individuals being assaulted,” the division stated.
“Plenty of individuals have been sprayed with what’s believed to be a type of pepper spray by a gaggle of males who then left the scene,” the police stated.
The person who was detained, who was not instantly recognized, remained in custody on suspicion of assault, the police stated.
Law enforcement officials reply following an incident at Heathrow Airport, as seen via a automobile windscreen, in London, Britain, Dec. 7, 2025, on this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
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“At this stage, we consider the incident concerned a gaggle of individuals identified to one another, with an argument escalating and leading to quite a few individuals being injured,” Stevens stated.
Police stated individuals have been transferred by ambulances to native hospitals with accidents that have been considered non life-threatening. Officers didn’t say instantly how many individuals had been injured.
Terminal 3 remained open, though there was “some disruption of site visitors” within the space close to the parking storage, police stated. Stevens in his assertion stated the division deliberate to extend the presence of officers all through the airport, which is among the many busiest in Europe, for the rest of the morning.
“Passengers are suggested to permit additional time when travelling to the airport and to test with their airline for any queries,” Heathrow said on social media.
ABC Information’ Mike Trew and Jessica Gorman contributed to this report.
