Man ‘carrying weapons’ is arrested at Gatwick Airport as police swarm prepare station

A man carrying guns has been arrested at Gatwick Airport, with police swarming the train station at the terminal. 

The terminus was closed on Friday afternoon after passengers on a train to the London airport from Brighton reported a man onboard had two firearms with him.

Officers from both the British Transport Police (BTP) and Sussex Police descended on the scene. 

The man was arrested after the train pulled into the airport railway station at 1.25pm, with all platforms evacuated as detectives investigated. 

It was then discovered the two guns the man had with him were in fact fake. 

But passengers planning to travel by train to Gatwick Airport are still being urged to plan their journeys around ongoing delays. 

A BTP spokesperson said: ‘We received a report at 12.45pm on February 20 of a man on board a train from Brighton with a firearm.

‘Sussex Police officers met the train at Gatwick Airport, and arrested a man in possession of two imitation firearms. BTP officers are investigating.’

The terminus was closed on Friday afternoon after passengers on a train to the London airport from Brighton reported a man onboard had two firearms with him. Pictured: File photo 

Officers from both the British Transport Police (BTP) and Sussex Police descended on the scene. Pictured: File photo

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