Breaking news, could be terror-related...
A man has been killed after a shooting incident near Heathrow airport. It happened when a police patrol on the A4 near the British Airways headquarters was fired on as it tried to stop a speeding vehicle. Police returned shots and a man is reported to have died. An eye witness told BBC London he saw a casualty being taken away by air ambulance. British Airways staff were told to stay inside their headquarters building at the airport. A spokesman at Heathrow police station has described the incident, which happened at 1635 BST on Friday, as "serious". The man, who is described as white, died at 1734 BST. Security at the airport was increased in February amid fears it might be the target of terrorists. |