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Manhunt continues for pepper spray robbery suspects

Video shows arrest outside Heathrow Airport

Searches are continuing for three men who allegedly used pepper spray in a suitcase robbery at Heathrow Airport.

A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault following the incident and the others are still being searched for, the Metropolitan Police said.

The substance, which police believe is a type of pepper spray, injured 21 patients who needed treatment including a three-year-old girl, and five were taken to hospital.

The incident happened at the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday morning, just after 08:00 GMT.

Video shows armed police searching multi-storey car park

The substance was sprayed when a group of four men stole a woman’s suitcase in the car park lift.

The assault – which the Met said was isolated and not treated as terrorism – caused disruption at the airport as trains were delayed and the car park closed for a short time.

Cdr Peter Stevens said police believe those directly involved were known to each other, and officers were working “to determine the full circumstances around what happened”. The force earlier said there was an argument that escalated, resulting in people being injured.

Those injured are not believed to be in life-threatening or life-changing conditions.


BBC News

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