A terminal building at Heathrow Airport has been evacuated after a reported 'security alert', with a spokesman saying a suspicious item has been found.
Passengers have been asked to wait outside Terminal 2 in designated areas while police have been seen at the scene.
Travellers reported sniffer dogs have also arrived at the scene, reports The Mirror.
One Twitter user said: "Some kind of security alert at Heathrow Terminal 2- not sure at this point what’s happening but passengers moved outside."
Another wrote: "Search operations underway @HeathrowAirport terminal 2 due to security alert all passengers and staff evacuated sniffer dogs in duty as well."
While third wrote: "Some kind of security alert at Heathrow Terminal 2- not sure at this point what’s happening but passengers moved outside."
Heathrow Airport said in a statement: "Our teams are working with the Police in response to a potentially suspicious item identified at Terminal 2.
"As a precaution, passengers have been temporarily moved away from the area. We apologise to any passengers inconvenienced while the matter is investigated".
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they had been called to reports of a suspicious item.
In a statement they said: "Police were called to Terminal 2, Heathrow, at 12.11hrs on Friday, 2 October to reports of a suspicious item.
"The item is currently being investigated. The area is currently being evacuated as a precaution."
