Heathrow Evacuated Briefly After Package Scare

Part of Terminal 3 at London's Heathrow Airport was evacuated temporarily after reports of a suspect package, its operator said on Thursday.

A spokesman for BAA said the incident was reported at 12:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT) in the departures area and did not affect arrivals.

The area was closed for about an hour but has reopened and it was "business as usual", he said.

"I can confirm a suspect package was reported, and the building was partially evacuated. Things are getting back to normal," he said.