FIENDS FOILED
Brits find 3 devices sent to transit centers
London police foiled a terrorist plot involving three small explosive devices sent to major transportation hubs in the U..K. capital Tuesday.
The devices were delivered in white postal bags with heart-emblazoned stamps to London Waterloo train station, and locations near Heathrow Airport and London City Airport.
Just before 10 a.m., the city’s Metropolitan Police got a call about a suspicious package near Heathrow. After being opened by staff at the building, part of the package burned, according to cops. The building was evacuated and officers worked on the device until it was safe.
At 11:40 a.m., calls to British Transport Police came in for a suspicious package in the mail room at Waterloo station, and at 12:10 p.m., police were called about a package package delivered near City Airport. Neither package was opened and no one was injured.
No flights were impacted by the incidents and transportation services at the hubs were operating as normal.
The city’s Metropolitan Police counterterrorism command is investigating.
“The police are treating the incidents as linked, but are keeping an open mind regarding the motives,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan said in a statement. “I would like to thank officers from the Met, British Transport Police and other transport staff for their quick response today — the Met has confirmed that nobody has been injured.”
“I urge all Londoners and visitors to our city to remain vigilant, and report any potential suspicious packages to the police,” Khan stated.
No arrests have been made yet.
“These devices, at this early stage of the investigation, appear capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened,” Met Police stated.