Mr Gently Benevolent
01-14-2004, 12:33 PM
'Bullets' man stopped at Heathrow
A Sudanese man has been arrested by police at Heathrow Airport after being stopped for allegedly carrying five bullets in his coat pocket.
The 45-year-old man, who flew into Heathrow from Washington DC, was intending to fly on to Dubai.
The man, who was picked up by routine screening at the airport, is not being held under the Terrorism Act.
The British airline pilots' union, Balpa, says "questions will be asked" about security at the Washington end.
The man is being questioned by Heathrow police, while forensic experts examine the ammunition that security staff said they found on him.
Passengers who came in on the same flight said the man told staff he did not realise the items were in the coat.
He arrived at the airport's Terminal 3 at 0740GMT on a Virgin Atlantic flight, police said.
A police source said the man, who was arrested under the Firearms Act, was not a known terrorist suspect.
Rest of the story to be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3396667.stm
A Sudanese man has been arrested by police at Heathrow Airport after being stopped for allegedly carrying five bullets in his coat pocket.
The 45-year-old man, who flew into Heathrow from Washington DC, was intending to fly on to Dubai.
The man, who was picked up by routine screening at the airport, is not being held under the Terrorism Act.
The British airline pilots' union, Balpa, says "questions will be asked" about security at the Washington end.
The man is being questioned by Heathrow police, while forensic experts examine the ammunition that security staff said they found on him.
Passengers who came in on the same flight said the man told staff he did not realise the items were in the coat.
He arrived at the airport's Terminal 3 at 0740GMT on a Virgin Atlantic flight, police said.
A police source said the man, who was arrested under the Firearms Act, was not a known terrorist suspect.
Rest of the story to be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3396667.stm