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To: Smart_Money who wrote (220946)	2/13/2003 1:51:52 PM
From: JHP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Hand Grenade Found at British Airport Feb. 13 — LONDON (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man carrying a live hand grenade was arrested at Britain's Gatwick airport on Thursday by police on high alert for an al Qaeda terror attack. Two people were also arrested close to Heathrow airport, on the outskirts of London, as police and troops heightened security. Police said the 37-year-old Venezuelan had been arrested by officers after his arrival at the airport, Britain's busiest after Heathrow, from Colombia when a suspicious item was found in his luggage. "The item was examined by explosives officers and it appears to be a live grenade," a police spokeswoman said. He has been handed over to anti-terrorist police and taken to London. The airport authority BAA said the north terminal at Gatwick in southern England had been closed and all outgoing flights suspended. "We do have a few flights that have just landed and the passengers are being kept on board," a British Airways spokesman said. At Heathrow, on London's western outskirts, anti-terrorist police said they arrested two men. A police spokesman said they had been detained in the suburb of Hounslow, near the airport. A police source however said the Hounslow arrests were precautionary and did not appear to be significant. Copyright 2003 Reuters News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.