Passengers sleep at Gatwick after terror alert

Around 150 people were forced to spend the night wrapped in blankets at Gatwick after a security alert closed the North Terminal.

Passengers sleep at Gatwick after terror alert
Fri, 14 Feb, 2003 - 08:17

Around 150 people were forced to spend the night wrapped in blankets at Gatwick after a security alert closed the North Terminal.

The terminal was evacuated after a live hand grenade was found on a plane with 125 passengers on board.

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