London’s Gatwick Airport said it is reopening its South Terminal after police resolved a security alert triggered when a suspicious item was found in a passenger’s luggage

London police said a "loud bang" heard near the U.S. Embassy was a controlled explosion carried out after a suspicious package was discovered.

British police sent a bomb disposal team to London's Gatwick Airport after a suspected prohibited item was found in luggage, authorities said on Friday, following the earlier evacuation of a passenger terminal.