HEATHROW Airport was on alert and armed police have been deployed after a suspicious package was found at a check-in counter, sparking flight delays as officers sealed off the Terminal 4 building.
The package was discovered at a check-in desk for El Al Israel Airlines in Terminal 4.
Armed police scrambled to the scene, sealing off and evacuating the area.
All flights from the terminal were temporarily delayed until further notice.
The Metropolitan Police confimed they were investigating the suspicious package report and a cordon had been put in place.
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